Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children as Young as 12

Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children as Young as 12
A vial of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 24, 2021. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
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U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12.

Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. An announcement is expected Wednesday.