Less than two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommended that children ages 5 to 11 should receive the FDA authorized Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, D.C. area health officials say they have vaccinated at least 8% of that population.
that with more than 3,500 vaccinations for those 5 to 11 at D.C. pop-up clinics alone, the District has reached the 8% milestone.
Virginia passed 8% of children 5 to 11 receiving the vaccine as of Friday, .
Also in Virginia, 67% of those ages 12 to 15 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 71% of those ages 16 to 17 have had at least one dose.
So far,~909K US kids have their 1st shot per the CDC. Locally, 8% of kids 5-11 in MD & VA are now partially vaccinated. If this pace keeps up, could this rise in immunity beat back COVID to a controllable level? says YES and explains WHY:
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In Maryland, of those 9 and under, . Of Marylanders 10 to 19, more than 453,000 have received one dose, more than 394,000 have received two doses and 8,300 have received the one-shot dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
Nationally, about 3% of newly eligible children 5 to 11 in the U.S. got first shots in the first week, but the rate of vaccinations varied widely around the country.
草莓传媒’s Luke Garrett contributed to this report.
