The vaccine for younger children contains the same ingredients as the ones for adolescents and adults but is roughly one-third the dose. Just like for adults, the vaccination regime requires two shots. However, the shots for kids should be administered roughly three weeks apart and use smaller needles that are appropriate for younger people. COVID-19 typically doesn’t hit young children as hard as it does adults, but the vaccine can still prevent severe illness and hospitalization in children. Infrastructure wars endAfter four years of “infrastructure week” jokes during the Trump administration and another year debating what “infrastructure” even means during the Biden administration, Congress has officially voted to fund infrastructure to the tune of $1.2 trillion.

Source: CNN November 10, 2021 19:07 UTC