COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. kids under age 5 could be available as soon as next week.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 shots for that group Friday, and the final sign-off from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers and Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected soon. The FDA decision follows its advisory panel’s endorsement of the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. Roughly 18 million kids will become eligible for the shots.

Florida is the only state to not pre-request those vaccines. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the "risks outweigh the benefits and we are recommending against," but that "people can access" the vaccine for kids "if they want to" through personal physicians. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey suggests that 18% of parents with children under 5 are eager to get their child vaccinated, compared to 27% who said they will "definitely not" get their child vaccinated.

Voices from the center and right emphasized parents' freedom of choice more than voices from the left. The left and center focused more on data that supports the shots than the right, who focused more on the potential risks and vaccine side effects for young people. Many sources across the spectrum highlighted the approval and coming CDC decision, as well as Florida's opposition. Left-rated sources usually highlighted critics who said Florida's decision could delay vaccine availability. Right-rated sources usually focused on comments from DeSantis and others about the reasons for their opposition.