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The FDA made the expected announcement Monday and by Thursday, Metro Nashville Public Schools told parents the district has partnered with Vanderbilt Health to help families schedule appointments for their children.
The vaccine previously could be administered only to people as young as 16, so some Nashville high schoolers have gotten their shot but most students have not.
That added age group came through an expansion of the emergency use authorization the FDA initially granted Pfizer for its vaccine against the virus. The 12-15 age group will receive the same dosage of vaccine as those 16 and older, which is two shots administered three weeks apart.
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The FDA made the expected announcement Monday and by Thursday, Metro Nashville Public Schools told parents the district has partnered with Vanderbilt Health to help families schedule appointments for their children.
The vaccine previously could be administered only to people as young as 16, so some Nashville high schoolers have gotten their shot but most students have not.
That added age group came through an expansion of the emergency use authorization the FDA initially granted Pfizer for its vaccine against the virus. The 12-15 age group will receive the same dosage of vaccine as those 16 and older, which is two shots administered three weeks apart.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will likely soon be made available to children as young as 12 years old in Nashville at two locations, according to the Metro Public Health Department.
Metro to lift COVID-19 capacity restrictions on May 14
With crowds are picking up downtown, Mayor John Cooper says on May 14, Metro will be lifting the remaining COVID-19 capacity restrictions.
and last updated 2021-05-10 07:02:20-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â In less than a week, capacity restrictions will be lifted in Metro Nashville.
With crowds are picking up downtown, Mayor John Cooper says on May 14, Metro will be lifting the remaining COVID-19 capacity restrictions.
As of Friday, 42% of Nashvillians have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
May 14 marks six weeks since the vaccine became available to all adults in Nashville.
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