(21 Jun 2022)
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New York - 21 June 2022
1. Physician Daniel Schwab holds his one-year-old son Asher as he receives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
ANNOTATION: COVID shots begin for infants, preschoolers. The nation's infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. U.S. regulators have given the OK for Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines for kids aged six months to five years.
2. Seven month old Jojo receives a Moderna COVID-19 shot as she is held by her mother Ellen Fraint
ANNOTATION: At Montefiore Medical Park in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, nurses for the first time administered COVID-19 vaccine shots to several kids under five years old.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Schwab, New York Resident:
"Oh, I feel safer knowing that he's getting ready for school in the fall. I want him as protected as I can and knowing that the vaccine is safe and effective for kids his age. I was happy to get it done as soon as I could."
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dara Kass, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
"We are prepared to vaccinate the tens of millions of children that are eligible for this vaccine. And we're excited to see every child get vaccinated."
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lauren Roth, Pediatrician, Montefiore Medical Group Pediatrician:
"So we know that even though you get a little bit of protection right after you actually get COVID, it doesn't last. It's not the same kind of immunity that you get from the vaccine. So I really urge every parent, even if your child already had COVID, they could get it again and they could put others at risk. So it's really important they get their vaccine as soon as possible."
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STORYLINE:
The nation's infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.
U.S. regulators have given the OK for Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines for kids aged six months to five years.
At Montefiore Medical Park in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, nurses for the first time administered COVID-19 vaccine shots to several kids under five years old.
The CDC advises vaccination even for those who already had COVID-19 to protect against reinfection and says it is OK to get other vaccines simultaneously.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children down to 6 months of age.
The Moderna vaccine requires two doses, while the Pfizer vaccine involves three doses. Moderna's vaccine is one-quarter of the dose given to adults and Pfizer's is one-tenth of what is used for adults.
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