June 9, 2021
The availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents has led to some difficult decisions for parents who children play in youth leagues, as well the organizers of sporting events. (Photo by BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
PHOENIX – With the release of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for adolescents coinciding with the start of many youth sporting events, parents and tournament organizers are faced with decisions related to protocol and expectations.
Will some events require participants to be vaccinated for COVID-19? And will parents feel comfortable with their children receiving the two-dose shot?
“I made it a point to take her down to the reservation to get the vaccination because the post-season play will involve out-of-state play,” Tanayia White, a Safford resident and member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, said about her daughter Tashoney Kniffin.
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