COVID vaccines for children under 5 possible by June 21, White House says

Driving the news: “Our expectation is that within weeks every parent who wants their child to get vaccinated will be able to get an appointment,” said White House COVID-19 response coordinator Aashish Jha at the White House briefing.

• The Biden administration has 10 million doses available, he said.
• States can begin placing orders this Friday, Jha said, but they will not ship until the shots are authorized.

Yes, but: The Food and Drug Administration will need to authorize the COVID vaccine shots for children, the Associated Press reports.

• After approval, the first shots could be available shortly after.
• Pfizer said Wednesday that it has asked the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for emergency use for children under 5.
• The FDA's outside panel of advisers plans to meet on June 14-15 to review the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.