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The White House says COVID vaccination¹ for kids younger than 5 could start soon

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The White House says babies, toddlers and other very young children could finally start getting vaccinated⁴ against COVID-19 as soon as June 21.

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Parents of babies, toddlers and other very young children may be just weeks away from being able to get their kids vaccinated against COVID-19. That's the latest word from the White House. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has the story.

ROB STEIN, BYLINE⁵: Many parents of very young children have been on the edge of their seats, waiting for the day when they could finally protect their kids against COVID-19. They watched with increasing despair and even anger as adults, teenagers and even kids aged⁶ 5 and older have been able to get their shots and then even a booster or two. Here's Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator⁷.

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ASHISH JHA: It's been a long two years. This is the last group of Americans who have not yet been eligible⁸ to get vaccinated.

STEIN: But that long wait looks like it's finally getting close to being over.

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JHA: We expect that vaccinations⁹ will begin in earnest as early as Tuesday, June 21, and really roll on throughout that week.

STEIN: That's because the Food and Drug Administration will start to consider the first vaccines¹¹ for children younger than 5 on June 15 when the agency convenes¹² outside experts to decide whether to recommend authorizing¹³ pediatric versions of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. If the FDA advisers¹⁴ endorse¹⁵ the vaccines, the agency could authorize¹⁶ them very quickly, and the CDC could sign off on the vaccine¹⁰ within days. And the first 10 million doses could start arriving at thousands of pediatrician's offices, children's hospitals and other locations over the following weekend. That Monday, June 20, is the Juneteenth federal holiday, so most doctor's offices will be closed. But vaccinations could start the next day.

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JHA: And our expectation is that within weeks, every parent who wants their child to get vaccinated will be able to get an appointment.

STEIN: Now, both vaccines require the first two shots be spaced about a month apart, and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine requires a third shot two months later, so it'll take a while for these kids to get fully¹⁷ protected. But Jha says to get the ball rolling on all this, states can start ordering vaccine for kids younger than 5 today.

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JHA: We know that many, many parents are eager to vaccinate³ their youngest kids.

STEIN: Those parents will likely rush out to get the shots as soon as they can. But since most parents in the U.S. still haven't vaccinated their older kids, even though they've been eligible for months, it remains¹⁸ unclear how many will end up taking advantage of the first vaccines for kids younger than age 5.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

1 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 vaccinate   

vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘

参考例句：

• Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
• Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。

4 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

8 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

9 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

11 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

12 convenes   

召开( convene的第三人称单数 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The Premier convenes and presides over the executive meetings and plenary meetings of the State Council. 总理召集和主持国务院常务会议和国务院全体会议。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• Chinese woman tenth the National People Congress convenes grandly today in Beijing. 中国妇女第十次全国代表大会今天在北京隆重召开。

13 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

14 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

15 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

16 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

17 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

18 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。