CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months (updated)

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• CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Saturday recommended the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) for children between the ages of six months and five years old.
• A panel of CDC advisors earlier in the day made a unanimous recommendation.
• The first jabs could be given as soon as Tuesday, The New York Times reported.
• The vote earlier today by the CDC's Advisory Commission on Immunization Practices follows that of a U.S. FDA advisory panel earlier this week. Their vote was also unanimous for both vaccines.
• The FDA on Friday authorized the vaccine in this youngest age group.