Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today
About 3% of children in the age group authorized last week to get a low-dose vaccine will have their first shots by Wednesday, according to the White House.
by Tamara Keith
Nov 10, 2021
2 minutes
Beloved stuffed animals in hand, they lined up at schools, pop-up clinics and children's hospitals to do something that little kids generally hate to do: get shots. COVID vaccinations for 5-11 year olds began in earnest late last week, ramping up over the weekend and early this week.
By the end of the day on Wednesday, approximately 900,000 elementary-aged children will have gotten their
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