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US FDA panel backs first Covid-19 jabs for children under five

Children above the age of five have been eligible for vaccination in the US since November, but parents of the youngest children are still waiting for the green light. © Robyn Beck, AFP

The first COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the littlest kids.

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