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Families, businesses optimistic with vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds near

by Amanda Peacher

Sep 20, 2021

Parents dream of vacation, restaurants, ballet lessons — and mom finally being able to work.

A boy receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this month. On Monday, Pfizer announced that a smaller dose of its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11.

Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images

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