PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Families in Metro Detroit are showing up for children to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the CDC recommended that children ages 5-11 get vaccinated.
Health officials have said the shots for kids is a major breakthrough. The federal government has made a promise to provide enough vaccine to protect the nation’s kids who are in that age group.
The vaccine is one-third the dose given to older children and adults. It’s also administered with kid-sized needles. It requires two doses, three weeks apart. A child will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose.