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There are no vaccines approved for kids under age 16 in the United States. Children make up a quarter of the population, so distributing the vaccine to the country’s young people is important for reaching herd immunity.
Skippack Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Dr. Mayank Amin administers a vaccine to Aubrie Cusumano while son, Luca looks on Feb. 11, 2021, in Skippack, Pa. (Chorus Media Group via AP)
(CN) There is a clear sense of hope when, a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s top health officials announce that we are starting to turn a corner.
Vaccination is steadily on the rise, and in new guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on hanging out indoors and mask-free post-vaccine. More than 35 million have been fully vaccinated, or 10.5% of Americans, inching closer to the immunization rates that can finally put Covid-19’s toll in the past.
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They re just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes.
Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and county authorities across the country struggle to ramp up vaccinations vital to crushing the COVID-19 pandemic. In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination.
President Joe Biden recently celebrated the injection of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his inauguration. But the huge undertaking has been hampered by vaccine shortages and concerns whether marginalized communities are getting access to shots.
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