FDA just authorized Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 5. Here’s what parents need to know

On Friday, the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines for children under five years old. The decision comes after the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday where a panel of outside experts unanimously recommended the FDA grant Emergency Use Authorization for both Moderna’s and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, voting affirmatively on the question “Based on the totality of the evidence available, do the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks for this age group?”