Vaccine advisers to the CDC had voted unanimously on Saturday in support of recommending the two-dose Moderna and three-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines to children as young as 6 months.

The long-awaited development is both a triumph and a curiosity to many. The prospect of more protection for more people is, of course, good news. But consider the following:

People over 16 have been vaccine eligible for 18 months.

Children ages 12 to 15 have been vaccine eligible for 13 months.

Children ages 5 to 11 have been vaccine eligible for seven months.

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