The advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has voted to approve COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 using some of the data gathered in Cincinnati.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Officials said authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12- to 15-years-old expected early next week could help Ohio achieve enough immunity for the state in the coming weeks.
Expanded eligibility to hundreds of thousands more Ohioans would advance vaccination numbers at a time when providers are encountering hesitancy in the population. With 41% of residents vaccinated, seven-day average first-dose vaccinations in Ohio have fallen by 68% since a peak five weeks ago.
Ohio s Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria told Spectrum News the state has been awaiting this opportunity to vaccinate more students.
“We ve known that the more we get vaccines into younger grade levels, younger age levels, that that s only going to add to the immunity,” he said.
Vaccine approval close for 12-year-olds as testing reaches youngest age groups yet Share Updated: 6:33 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 Share Updated: 6:33 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021
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