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Slow pace for youngest kids getting COVID vaccine doses

FILE - A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received a COVID-19 shot in the two weeks since they've been available, with the White House saying the slow pace of vaccinating the eligible population of about 18 million kids was expected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - Maria Assisi holds her daughter Mia, 4, as registered nurse Margie Rodriguez administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received a COVID-19 shot in the two weeks since they've been available, with the White House saying the slow pace of vaccinating the eligible population of about 18 million kids was expected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)