COVID vaccine rollout for kids under 5 underway

COVID vaccine rollout for kids under 5 underway

After a week in the CDC’s low COVID-19 community level, Mecklenburg County has moved back into the medium level. That means there’s more of a burden on the county’s COVID-19 response resources. With this amount of COVID-19 spread, the CDC recommends everyone stays up to date with vaccines and boosters. Pediatricians have been giving some of the youngest children COVID-19 shots for almost three weeks now. The CDC and FDA approved both the Pfizer and Moderna shots for kids under 5, meaning every age group now has access to this type of protection. Local doctors say demand for the shots has been steady, but some do wonder if it will drop off soon. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/hea...