Some 900,000 American children aged 5 to 11 have received their first dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine since the campaign for this age group launched a week ago in the United States
This is “a good start,” said White House pandemic coordinator Jeff Zients on Wednesday, announcing vaccination figures for 5-11 year olds at a press conference. . He anticipated an acceleration in the rate of injections in the coming weeks, the vaccination centers being gradually supplied with infant doses.
The United States has 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11. About “700,000 more appointments have already been made” at pharmacies, Zients added.
In addition to pharmacies, injections can take place at pediatricians, children’s hospitals or new places specially set up. A total of 20,000 sites are planned for children.
The vaccination of this age group was launched last week in the wake of the authorization by the health authorities. The vaccine is always administered in two injections, three weeks apart with a dosage adapted to 10 micrograms per injection, against 30 for the oldest.
She recalled that the United States still recorded an average of 73,000 new cases of Covid-19 per day, and around 1,000 deaths daily.
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