New Jersey on Sunday reported 1,918 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three new confirmed deaths as Gov. Phil Murphy encouraged parents to get their kids inoculated now that vaccines are approved for children as young as six months.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young children six months and older were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration and Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccines use the same technology as those for adults, but are being offered at different dose sizes and number of shots for the youngest kids.
“With the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months- 5 years, families will have the strongest protection against this virus,” reads a post Saturday from the governor’s Twitter account. “We encourage parents to schedule an appointment for their child.”