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Collected Item: “Shots for the Youth”

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Shots for the Youth

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Website

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This article details the FDA's approval for vaccinations of children and infants. With encouragement from the Biden Administration, the youth are the final group with full approval for vaccinations against COVID-19. While this is a good thing for many who take the pandemic seriously, many Arkansans and southerners in general will likely be resistant to this new approval. The south has largely been skeptical of the vaccine and of COVID, and indeed the vaccinating of children with be a harsh topic across the south. It will be interesting to see the backlash and discussion from this decision, as well as analyzing the many questions that will doubtlessly be raised about the powers of the parents.

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#FDA, #vaccine, #Pfizer, #children, #infants, #youth

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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/17/fda-authorizes-1st-covid-19-shots-infants-preschoolers/

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Arkansas Democrat Gazzette

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2022-06-17
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