CDC now recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids 12+
ATLANTA, Georgia — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday evening that the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds.
"Today, I adopted CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents," Walensky said in a statement.
ACIP voted unanimously earlier Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to kids as young as 12.
"CDC now recommends that this vaccine be used among this population, and providers may begin vaccinating them right away," Walensky said