Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times; Veronica Martinez, special to the El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas – Army Maj. Carlos Gutierrez popped into an airport gift shop in Texas while on his way to catch a flight for his second trip to California since getting vaccinated against COVID-19 the surest sign for him that, in the U.S., the pandemic is finally receding. I had stayed away from traveling because of the high risk. But with the vaccines, things are opening up, said Gutierrez, 43, traveling from El Paso to visit his grandmother, who he hadn t seen since the pandemic began.
A few miles south in Mexico, Juárez residents for the second weekend in a row were preparing for another mega closure on May 1, in which shopping malls, big box stores and restaurants shut down to slow a surge in coronavirus cases.
States ready plans to vaccinate 12-to-15-year-olds against Covid-19
President Joe Biden said his administration is “ready to move immediately” if and when the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in youths ages 12-15.
States are getting ready, too.
Biden said he has directed states to make sure these teens can get vaccinated right away, but some states, medical associations, and pediatricians say they don’t need the encouragement. Many are ready, willing and able to help meet what one expert described as a “pent-up demand” for these vaccines for teens.
On Tuesday, Biden announced that as soon as the FDA authorization comes, thousands of federal pharmacy sites across the country are ready to vaccinate this age group.
According to data collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics, as of the end of April, more than 3.78 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Focus of COVID-19 vaccination efforts shifting from hubs to other providers
No official timeline on closure of East Texas hubs A COVID-19 vaccine shot is prepared at UT Health Science Center in Tyler. (Source: KLTV) By Blake Holland | April 12, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 2:07 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - When vaccine hubs first opened across East Texas, appointments went fast. At times, thousand of slots were filled at the handful of area locations in just minutes. But months into the effort to vaccinate East Texans, things are much different.
“There’s a lot of vaccine going into a lot of different places right now,” said Lara Anton with the Texas Department of State Health Services, who says the vaccination process is evolving.
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