The White House official previewing the visit to CNN said the President and first lady will visit “a local Covid-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the District of Columbia’s Department of Health (DC Health) to highlight the recent authorization and recommendation of Covid-19 vaccines for children under age five.” Later in the day, the President will deliver remarks at the White House focused “on Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5, and the historic progress the country has made in fighting Covid-19 with safe, effective vaccines available to virtually all Americans,” the official added.The events will come just days after US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on a recommendation of Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5. On Saturday, a CDC advisory panel unanimously voted in support of recommending the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for children as young as 6 months. This decision followed the US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization of Moderna’s vaccine for children 6 months through 17 years and Pfizer/BioNTech’s for children 6 months through 4 years. The CDC’s vaccine advisers are set to vote on whether to recommend Moderna’s vaccine for children ages 6 through 17 later this week.”Today is a monumental step forward in our nation’s fight against the virus, with virtually every American now eligible for the protections that Covid-19 vaccines provide,” Biden said in a written statement Sunday. “For parents all over the country, this is a day of relief and celebration.”Earlier this month, the White House outlined its plans for making Covid-19 vaccines available for the youngest Americans following the OK from federal regulators. The administration made available 10 million vaccines doses for pre-order by “states, Tribes, territories, community …
President Biden to visit Washington, DC, site offering Covid-19 vaccines to kids under 5 – CNN
