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Philadelphia begins vaccinating kids ages 5-11
(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Kids ages 5 to 11 in Philadelphia can now receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has instructed all COVID-19 vaccine providers to begin administering the free vaccine as they receive it.Kid-sized doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine cleared two final hurdles Tuesday — a recommendation from CDC advisers, followed by a green light from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."I have been waiting for this day for months and months; we can finally vaccinate our children!" said Acting Health Commissioner Dr.