US CDC advisers recommend Covid-19 vaccine for young children

Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday unanimously supported the broad use of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, with shots potentially going into young arms as soon as Wednesday.

They said the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of the vaccine. Much of their discussion stemmed from rare cases of heart inflammation that have been linked to the vaccine, particularly young men.

CDC director Rochelle Walensky must sign off on recommendations before the United States can begin administering the vaccine to children...