Almost 1 million 5 to 11-year old children will have received the vaccine in the first week of the program, but that’s a long way from the 28 million eligible for the shots.
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The CDC approved booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots as well as the ability for recipients to mix and match vaccine brands as the push for widespread booster shots across the country continues.
The company recently completed a study of the vaccine in children 5 to 11 years old. U.S. regulators will review the data before deciding whether to approve the vaccine for children.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the U.S. will “loan” 2.5 million doses to Mexico and another 1.5 million to Canada.
The Virginia governor received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires one shot. Nearly 1.8 million people who live in Virginia – about 21% of the state’s population – have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
The push could begin as early as next month, when federal officials say the first vaccine may be authorized for emergency use and immediately deployed to high-risk groups, such as health care workers.