The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.
Though many parents remain hesitant about vaccinating their children ages 5 to 11 against Covid-19, the White House shared encouraging signs for the vaccine rollout to this point.
At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients says, with 1.7 million doses administered in the last week alone.
On Wednesday, White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients said at least 2.6 million kids have received a shot. In the previous week, 1.7 million doses were given.
There are now 30,000 locations across country for kids to get shots, up from 20,000 last week; administration expects pace of pediatric shots to pick up
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