The White House COVID-19 response team is holding a news briefing Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on the pandemic and vaccine rollout just after vaccinations were officially greenlit for children.
Watch the briefing live at 1:15 p.m. in the video player below.
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U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff on Pfizer’s COVID shot for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, following the FDA’s authorization. Children who get vaccinated for COVID will receive two low doses of the vaccine three weeks apart -- the same process that adults experience, just with a smaller needle.
The state of Michigan is preparing to administer shots to children, having pre-ordered 287,000 doses of the vaccine in preparation for the government’s final authorization.
Click here to find locations for COVID-19 vaccinations for kids in Metro Detroit.