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A Temescal Valley family is looking for answers after their daughter rolled up her sleeve for the wrong COVID-19 vaccine shot one that has not yet been approved for minors. When the girl went for her second dose, she was turned away.
Currently in the U.S., the only vaccine approved for ages 16 and up is Pfizer. Johnson & Johnson and Moderna are approved for ages 18 and up.
Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. They already knew that after asking her birthday that she was 17 years old, said Jimmy Fog, the teen s father. They asked for my daughter s ID, and I stated that she s a minor. She s still in high school.
I didn t feel anything. I felt fine afterwards, said Keira Fong.
A statement from the Riverside University Health System says in part: On March, 26, a 17-year-old patient was given a Moderna vaccine at the Riverside University Health System Corona Community Health Center. We recognize the new complexities created in the vaccination process due to tiers opening and minors qualifying and multiple vaccines available at each site. However, we have resolved any issues that may arise due to the complex nature outlines and have implemented processes and mechanisms to prevent this from happening in the future.
Now, the Fong Family faces a dilemma. They want Keira to be fully protected but because her first dose was done in error, they were not going to be able to give her the second dose, said the teen s mother Lilly Fong.
A Temescal Valley family is looking for answers after their daughter rolled up her sleeve for the wrong COVID-19 vaccine shot one that has not yet been approved for minors, and when she went for her second dose, she was turned away.
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