Vaccine fully authorized for 12-year-olds
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People wait in January at Holiday Village Mall to enter a COVID-19 vaccine clinic run by Bullhook Community Health Center, Hill County Health Department and Northern Montana Hospital. At that time under Phase 1B only people 70 and older, Native Americans and other people of color at a higher risk, people 16 and older with eligible health conditions, and people eligible under Phase 1A, primarily health care workers, were eligible. That eligibility has steadily expanded, and this week, the federal government granted emergency use authorization to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to anyone 12 and older.
Updated on May 13, 2021 at 11:25 am
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About 400,000 children between the ages of 12 and 15 become eligible to get the Pfizer vaccine in Massachusetts Thursday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The CDC signed off on expanded usage of Pfizer s and BioNTech s Covid-19 vaccine for children over 12 Wednesday, clearing the way for pediatricians to start giving out the shots across the U.S. as early as Thursday.
The Baker Administration has been reaching out to pediatricians to ensure they play a role in providing shots to those eligible children. Baker encouraged parents to reach out to their primary care physicians with any questions about COVID-19 vaccines for teenagers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it recommends expanded usage of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-old.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday said people aged 12 to 15 years old can begin getting vaccinated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine starting this week.
CDC now recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids 12+
ATLANTA, Georgia U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday evening that the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds. Today, I adopted CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents, Walensky said in a statement.
ACIP voted unanimously earlier Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech s Covid-19 vaccine to kids as young as 12. CDC now recommends that this vaccine be used among this population, and providers may begin vaccinating them right away, Walensky said