COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids: The Stats

Lucy Rados '25 ~ November 2021

After strenuous researching and testing, according to the CDC, children ages five to eleven were authorized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 2, 2021. The CDC recommends that all children ages five and older receive the vaccine. As of now, children from ages five to seventeen are only allowed to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, while everyone ages 18 and up can also get J&J/Janssen or Moderna.

According to CNBC, the White House reports, as of Nov. 17, 2021, 10% of kids (2.6 million) have received the first dose of the vaccine. Though the dose for children is smaller than the one for adults, it is still more than 90% effective.

The side effects experienced by children were similar to those experienced by 16-25 year olds, according to CNBC.

Meanwhile, as kids are getting vaccinated, 59.1% of Americans have been fully vaccinated and 10.7% have received a booster shot.

Title Photo: “COVID-19 vaccine” by Alachua County, Flickr, Public Domain Mark 1.0