The U.S. is now averaging about 40,000 new coronavirus cases per day, down more than 40% from less than a month ago and just one-fifth of what the nation was facing at the start of the year.
And the fight against the pandemic just added another weapon Monday when the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine for adolescents 12-15 years old.
Still, the race for herd immunity that could help put the pandemic in the nation s rear-view mirror is not going entirely smoothly. Some states want the federal government to withhold staggering amounts of vaccine this week amid plummeting demand for shots. Concern over waning interest in vaccination has prompted President Joe Biden to schedule a meeting Tuesday with six governors aimed at regaining momentum.
The FDA is expected to soon authorize Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine for teens. Some parents are excited, others are still undecided. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
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Although her 10-year-old son, Blake, wouldn’t qualify just yet, the company said during a quarterly earnings call Tuesday it also will seek authorization for children aged 2 to 11 by September, according to the New York Times.
“If he can get that shot by the end of the year, I would bet thrilled,” said Hagood, who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine April in Birmingham, Alabama. “I don’t want to take the chance on my child being the one sick (from COVID-19) and ending up in the hospital.”
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Foxborough s town election on May 3 will feature three candidates running for two school committee seats. (Patch Graphics)
FOXBOROUGH, MA Foxborough voters head to the polls Monday, May 3 for the 2021 Town Election.
One contested race will headline the election, and that s for the Foxborough School Committee. Incumbent Richard Pearson will have to defend his seat against two challengers: Salina Chowdhury and Sarah Lidonni. Two of the three candidates will get elected to the committee.
All the other races, including for selectman, were not contested. Incumbent Leah Gibson is on the ballot, as is former Advisory Board Member Seth Ferguson, for the two available seats.
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