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A C.D.C. panel recommended Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children 5 to 11. Shots for that age group could begin as early as this week.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 5:12 PM EST

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency's director, is expected to formally accept the recommendation. The move would buttress defenses against a possible surge as winter arrives and ease the worries of tens of millions of pandemic-weary parents.

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