Biden administration 'not too worried' about slow pace of pre-orders of COVID-19 vaccine for children

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Pre-orders of vaccines for children under the age of five have been slow, but Biden administration senior officials say they are not alarmed and expect the pace to pick up after federal approvals later this month. The administration expects vaccinations of young children to

Pre-orders of vaccines for children under the age of five have been slow, but Biden administration senior officials say they are not alarmed and expect the pace to pick up after federal approvals later this month., if the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approve the vaccines in separate meetings slated for next week, officials told reporters on Wednesday .

The administration has allowed states and others to pre-order from an initial batch of five million Moderna and Pfizer vaccines - 2.5 million each - as a way to expedite getting needles in arms.

 

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