Vaccination Nation: New Omicron Variants And Vaccines For Kids

Kids as young as six months are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have authorized both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use in young kids. Meanwhile, the country continues to feel the effects of the omicron and its subvariants. BA.4 and BA.5 now account for over half of new COVID infections. We answer your questions about vaccinating young kids and navigating these new variants in this month's installment of Vaccination Nation.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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