CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave her seal of approval on COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months or older on Saturday, meaning children can immediately begin to get vaccinated
. The decision follows the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimous vote to recommend vaccines for children older than six months. Parents have been waiting for nearly two and a half years for this authorization. “Vaccinating young children is a critical opportunity to protect them against hospitalization and death from COVID-19,” Walensky said in a video statement.
“I hope all parents will take advantage of these life-saving vaccines.” Health experts are urging parents to vaccinate their children. “We want to say today that if you’re not going to immunize your children, we think that’s a misplaced concern and that you should immunize your children to save their lives," committee member Dr. Sarah Long, a pediatrician at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, told NBC.
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