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A recommendation to make Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine available to children as young as 12 slated to go before a federal vaccine advisory committee on Wednesday.
Schools, doctors offices and pharmacies will play a role in vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 10:41 PM EDT May 11, 2021
KENT COUNTY, Mich. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could start become available to young people ages 12 to 15 before the end of the week.
An advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to make its recommendation.
In Kent County, the health department expects to expand upon clinics with area school districts for 16- to 17-year-old students.
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools has been hosting vaccination clinics since March.
Superintendent Kevin Polston said students ages 12 to 15 could end up receiving the vaccine on campus as early as Friday, if CDC approval is given. The district has waiver forms parents and guardians can sign, if they cannot be present at the clinic with their child.
Big disparities exist in Kent County’s COVID-19 vaccination rates. Here’s what volunteers are doing about it
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Kristi Lewis and Deb Borst huddled over a map in the parking lot of Madison Square Church, plotting their route in the fight against COVID-19.
On this particular afternoon, that fight meant going door to door in the city’s 49507 ZIP code. It’s one of the hardest-hit areas in Grand Rapids by the pandemic, and yet the estimated number of residents who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is among the lowest in Kent County.
Kent County Health Department changes guidance on COVID-19 quarantine
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The Kent County Health Department is changing its quarantine guidelines for people exposed to the coronavirus to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols.
Effective immediately, the new guidance shortens the quarantine period for exposed people from 14 days to 10 days under certain scenarios.
The previous 14-day quarantine period was based on the full incubation period of the virus. However, data confirms 90-99% of COVID-19 infections occur within 10 days of exposure.
Residents can be released from quarantine after 10 days, without testing, if they conduct daily symptom monitoring through Day 10 after the last exposure and if they do not have any symptoms or clinical evidence of COVID-19.