Parents react to FDA advisers' vote on children's COVID vaccinations
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Laura Hohm, a mother of two young daughters, says the constantly changing goalposts for vaccinating children against COVID-19 has been frustrating. But last night, a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended allowing vaccines for kids as young as 6 months, including Hohm's younger child and roughly 18 million other kids throughout the nation.
"Once she's fully vaccinated, maybe we don't have to wear a mask when we go to church or maybe we don't have to mask when I run into the store," Hohm told CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste.
A panel of FDA experts unanimously agreed at a meeting this week that the benefits of Moderna and Pfizer shots outweigh the risks for children under the age of 5. The recommendation for Pfizer includes children between the ages six months to four years, while Moderna's vaccine is approved for those six months to 5 years old.
