Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom pre-ordered June 19 nearly 400,000 doses of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be administered at 8,500 vaccine sites in the state.
This comes on the same day a group of scientists submitted a review to Newsom and unanimously concluded that vaccines are “safe and effective” for children as young as six months old.
The review—which was sent also to governors in Oregon, Washington, and Nevada—prompted Newsom to pre-order the vaccines.
“Vaccines are safe, effective, and widely accessible—we’re strongly encouraging parents to protect their kids from COVID-19 with these vaccines,” Newsom said in a statement on Sunday….