LCPS coordinating vaccination clinic for youth 12 and up at Las Cruces High gym From Staff Reports
LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Public Schools is coordinating COVID-19 vaccinations for children 12 and up. The vaccine approved for that age group is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
New Mexico Department of Health spokesman David Morgan on Thursday confirmed that the state is expanding eligibility to ages 12 to 15 for vaccination.
It follows authorizations this week by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Through a partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health and the Office of Emergency Management, Las Cruces school district officials will host a vaccination clinic in the auxiliary gym at Las Cruces High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19.
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Mississippi health officials lifted the pause on administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines in the state, they announced during a Wednesday press briefing.
The Mississippi State Department of Health on April 13 said it had paused Johnson & Johnson vaccine use after federal health officials recommended doing so after six recipients in the United States developed rare blood clots.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause after they performed a thorough review. The entities stated they were confident in the vaccine s safety and effectiveness.