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Local pharmacist is among the first to give children under 5 COVID-19 vaccines

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SKIPPBACK, Pa. - The moment many parents have been waiting for is finally here: the day when they can get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shots on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday.

In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines were first tested and given in late 2020 to health care workers and older adults. Teens and school-age kids were added last year.Doctor Mayak Amin, the owner of Skippback Pharmacy, was among the first to give the newly approved COVID vaccine to kids under five.

For many people, he’s known as the superhero pharmacist who wears a cape to act as a quick distraction for children receiving their vaccines. "Many parents in that age group of 6 months to 5 years old were not able to have protection for their children.

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