With expanded eligibility, PBMC begins vaccinations for youngest patients yet in next step to fighting pandemic
Riverhead Middle School student Travis Joyce, 14, was one of the first in his age range to be vaccinated at PBMC Friday. (Credit: Tara Smith)
For students seeking a return to normalcy — seeing friends, hugging grandma, ditching their masks, being in school full time and playing contact sports — a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Friday offered a glimmer of hope.
Earlier this week, the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents aged 12 to 15 years old. On Friday, Peconic Bay Medical Center began vaccinating some of their youngest patients to date.