OCPS medical advisory committee hosts Q&A on vaccines, pandemic
Pfizer expanded to children 12 and up
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One of the first questions was about face masks for the new school year in the fall.
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“The board is not making an immediate determination around face masks policy with eight days left of school. They will have some discussion and probably a work session around that during the summer because we have to have some determination for next year,” Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins explained.
Doctors spoke about the importance of getting students vaccinated now that children 12 and older are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
‘Really good start:’ AdventHealth doctors update COVID-19 vaccinations
Pfizer vials could contain more doses than first thought
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ORLANDO, Fla. – AdventHealth Orlando is off to a “really good start” after COVID-19 vaccinations began this week for frontline workers, Dr. Steven Smith said Thursday.
“It’s not just doctors and nurses, it’s our environmental services, it’s respiratory therapist all the people within those units are at the front of the line,” Smith said.
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Thursday’s briefing came as it was learned that vials of the Pfizer vaccine could actually contain up to seven doses, not five.