Could help get to herd immunity, officials across state sending consent forms to parents.
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A sign directs high schoolers and community members to the COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up in the school’s theater Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
If federal regulators approve the Pfizer vaccine for use in children age 12 to 15, local health officials say it will be a big step in increasing overall COVID-19 vaccination levels in Wisconsin.
That’s because 21 percent of the state’s population is under age 18, and vaccines are being tested in children as young as 6 months.