Wisconsin health officials on Wednesday cleared COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12 to 15 after a federal committee endorsed expanding use of Pfizerâs vaccine to that group, paving the way for the injections to start in the state Thursday.
The news came as Gov. Tony Evers signaled he may be open to using federal stimulus dollars to compensate people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, if itâs needed down the road, and that he plans to prioritize aid to small businesses after news Wisconsin will receive $700 million less in federal COVID-19 aid than was originally projected.
With children under 18 now making up the highest proportion of new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, expanding vaccination to more adolescents should help reduce the number of infections and move the state closer to a âherd immunityâ level that can prevent outbreaks, officials said.
Kids Are Getting VaccinatedâSo Should Ron Johnson
Our vaccine-resistant leaders could learn something from my eighth grader. Ron Johnson by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
My eighth-grader cannot wait to get her COVID-19 vaccine. Gone are the days of needle dread, when every trip to the doctorâs office prompted the same anxious question: âWill I have to get a shot?â
Now the question is, âHow soon can I get vaccinated?â and, âThen can I hug my friends?â
White, Republican men are the biggest anti-maskers and the least willing to get vaccinated.
The youngest, she will be the last one in our family to get the vaccine, approved this week for twelve- to fifteen-year-olds by the FDA, with the CDC expected to deliver final public health guidance shortly. She can hardly wait.
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