Southern California health agencies and other providers began vaccinating youth ages 12 to 15 against COVID-19, with federal authorities giving final approval.
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Children between the ages of 12 and 17 will need parental consent in order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Prior to this week, COVID-19 vaccines have only been allowed to be administered to residents 16 and older, but now the Pfizer vaccine can be given to people as young as 12.
“This is a huge milestone in our effort to fully vaccinate everyone against COVID-19,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. “By getting vaccinated, these kids protect not only themselves but everyone around them.”
Parents wanting to get their children vaccinated can do so without an appointment at three city-run sites. A consent form can be accessed on the city’s website.
Good Day Atlanta viewer information: April 27, 2021
By Good Day Atlanta
Metro Atlanta biologist leads nature hikes for kids
Anne Marie Hoffman shares her love of the outdoors through a fun business for kids and their families called Tyke Hike.
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Local biologist leads nature hikes for kids:
The pandemic has taught us many things, including the importance of spending time outdoors. And getting kids to explore and engage in nature is the mission behind a unique business created by a metro Atlanta biologist. I just love being outdoors, and so I created Tyke Hike to share that enthusiasm with kids and with families, says Anne Marie Hoffman, founder of Tyke Hike, which offers regular treks through local parks for 2- to 5-year-olds and their parents. Hoffman fills the roughly 75-minute journeys with crafts, stories, and science activities, all aimed at getting kids interested in a world that’s not made up entirely of pixels.
Georgia students anti-human trafficking device makes finals of national contest
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Tucker Middle School has been named a finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest.
TUCKER, Ga. - A Georgia middle school class s device to help fight human trafficking has made the finals in a national contest, and you can help them win the whole thing.
Thursday, Tucker Middle School was named a finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which encourages students to solve real-world issues using STEM. STEM is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It s more than that, it s facilitated learning. Kids are challenged to create solutions to problems, eighth-grade STEM instructor Nathan Williams told FOX 5 earlier this week.
Georgia students develop device to fight human trafficking
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Tucker Middle School has been named a semi-finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest.
TUCKER, Ga. - Human trafficking has become a major problem around the world, but students at one Georgia middle school are developing a plan to help combat the issue.
Tucker Middle School was named a semifinalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which encourages students to solve real-world issues using STEM. STEM is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It s more than that, it s facilitated learning. Kids are challenged to create solutions to problems, eighth-grade STEM instructor Nathan Williams said.