Health Authorities Approve Updated COVID-19 Boosters for Kids
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5.
Key Quotes: "Since children have gone back to school in person and people are resuming pre-pandemic behaviors and activities," risk of COVID-19 exposure is rising, said the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in a statement.
For Context: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 40,700 child COVID-19 cases were reported last week, compared to 90,600 cases reported September 1. Between 13-15 million people have received updated COVID-19 boosters since the new rollout began last month, which is less than 10% of those eligible.
Where the Media Agreed: The newly-approved shots were covered by news sources across the political spectrum.
Where the Media Disagreed: CNN highlighted an analysis that "found that if more people in the United States get their booster by the end of the year, about 90,000 Covid-19 deaths could be prevented this fall and winter." Conversely, the Daily Mail highlighted how "just 6% of Americans 12 and older who were eligible for the bivalent boosters had come forward for one," and how some experts reject the push to give booster shots to kids who "are already at a vanishingly low risk of death."
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