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

An outside panel of experts for the FDA recommended both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5. Shortly after, the FDA granted a EUA.

The use of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Janssen, has been limited to “certain individuals” over rare blood clot risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday, May 5.

The request arrives one month after the drug company said its two-dose jabs provided immune protection in youngest children

Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children

The percentage of people with antibodies increased from 34 percent in December to roughly 58 percent in February, the CDC said.

Rekom’s 48 British outlets have seen attendance return to pre-pandemic levels

Vaccine experts are meeting to discuss the U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns

LOS ANGELES — Now is the time for those at higher risk from COVID-19 to get a second booster dose, Los Angeles County’s public health director said, citing less-than-ideal overall vaccination rates along with concerns swirling around the rapid spread of the highly contagious BA.2 omicron subvariant.