Answers to Tough Questions about Public Health
The CDC now recommends that children and adolescents age 6 months and older get a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Children age 5 and older who receive the Pfizer vaccine should get a booster at least 5 months after their second shot. https://publichealthcollaborative.org/faq/?utm_source=PHCC+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter#booster-doses COVID-19 has become one of the top 10 causes of pediatric death, and tens of thousands of children and teens have been hospitalized because of the virus.