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Updated on November 3, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. PDT

One day after the CDC announced their recommendation of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, children ages 5 to 11 have started receiving their first doses.
President Biden called the moment a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic and said that the administration has acquired enough vaccine doses for every child in America. Currently, over 78% of people over age 12 in the U.S. have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
The WHO announced emergency use approval of Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, called Covaxin. According to a press release from Bharat Biotech, countries can now expedite their regulatory approval processes to import and administer Covaxin.

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