China News Service, June 22 (CNN) According to a report by CNN, on the 21st local time, US President Biden said that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an emergency authorization for children under the age of 5. The new crown vaccine means that the United States has taken a "landmark step".
On June 21, local time, staff at a clinic in New York City, the United States vaccinated a 7-month-old baby girl with the first dose of Moderna's new crown vaccine.
According to reports, earlier in the day, Biden and the first lady Jill went to a clinic in Washington, D.C., to inspect the new crown vaccination work for children under the age of 5.
That afternoon, Biden delivered a nationally televised speech at the White House, saying that the FDA's authorization meant a "landmark step" for the United States.
He emphasized, “The U.S. is the first country in the world to provide a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months old. For the first time in our fight against this pandemic, nearly all Americans have been able to Get life-saving vaccines."
In response to parents still skeptical of the new crown vaccine and some elected officials who oppose vaccines, Biden said, "Elected officials should not hinder parents who want to protect their children and the people around them. This is not a time for politics, but parents. It's time to do everything you can to protect the kids."
Previously, on the 17th, the FDA approved the provision of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine to children aged 6 months to 4 years and the provision of Moderna’s new crown vaccine to people 6 months to 17 years old.
This is the first time that children under the age of 5 have been vaccinated against the new crown in the United States.
According to statistics, there are about 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States.