ABC's Mark Remillard - May 6, 2021 - KRDO's Afternoon News

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for teens and even younger children appears to be on the horizon as the FDA  seems close to  granting emergency use authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for teens and children ages 12 to 15.  All people in America 16 years and older are already eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 years and older is eligible for Moderna or Johnson & Johnson while all three continue to run studies on even younger kids.  But the rapid pace of progress has left parents searching for answers as quickly as the science develops, like will their kids experience the same side effects as adults and will the dosage amount be the same?  Will they need a shot to go back to in-school learning?  With the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics saying that children now make up 22.4% of all new weekly cases, and over 3.7 million children have been diagnosed during the pandemic, it's more important than ever that parents get answers to their questions.