CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children ages 12-15

Published May 12, 2021 12:00am ET



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s committee of vaccine experts unanimously recommended that children ages 12 to 15 get Pfizer’s two-dose coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for shots to go into arms as soon as Thursday.

Fourteen members voted to approve the expanded authorizations, while one person abstained from the vote.

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