Nurses Give Two Young Children COVID-19 Vaccines Despite Lacking Authorization

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 12 years old is shown at a vaccination site in Decatur, Ga., on Nov. 3, 2021. Ben Gray/AP Photo

Nurses in Texas recently administered COVID-19 vaccines to two young children despite the vaccines not being authorized for their age group, leaving their families shocked.

Julian Gonzalez was with his family, including his 6-year-old son, at a trick or treat event at the Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church in Garland on Halloween.