Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

  • Three doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday.
  • The news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COVID-19 cases once again are rising.
  • The 18 million tots under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward getting the young age group vaccinated.

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By the numbers

Cases by State

StatesConfirmedDeceased
California9,398,58190,887
Texas6,879,04488,264
Florida6,030,14174,241
New York 5,326,56768,706
Illinois3,231,52436,157
Pennsylvania2,877,66044,898
Ohio2,724,04138,550
North Carolina2,715,79824,627
Georgia2,530,91838,086
Michigan2,472,59636,140
New Jersey2,335,25533,586
Tennessee2,036,31526,265
Arizona2,030,92530,230
Massachusetts1,825,24720,441
Virginia1,747,77720,331
Indiana1,716,32723,640
Wisconsin1,649,61514,514
Washington1,538,22812,812
Minnesota1,488,32512,875
South Carolina1,487,72817,891
Missouri1,427,46720,231
Colorado1,412,88912,516
Kentucky1,340,12215,845
Alabama1,306,66219,633
Louisiana1,180,69717,301
Maryland1,062,23514,545
Oklahoma1,044,86815,996
Utah938,8644,761
Arkansas838,97111,418
Mississippi803,31112,461
Connecticut791,69010,922
Kansas781,7708,721
Iowa772,2059,571
Oregon741,7807,563
Nevada717,89810,798
New Mexico527,5347,638
West Virginia507,6786,905
Nebraska483,1334,240
Idaho448,2694,934
Rhode Island385,1533,561
New Hampshire319,1792,513
Montana275,1133,381
Delaware269,8182,936
Hawaii258,4221,434
Maine256,9582,337
Alaska256,0891,268
North Dakota242,6542,275
South Dakota239,1102,919
Wyoming157,4091,820
Washington145,8461,342
Vermont129,854654
Puerto Rico107,1581,272
Guam7,106118
Source: Yahoo Knowledge Graph COVID-19 Datasets

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