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Posted By Christina Duran on Thu, May 13, 2021 at 11:01 AM NIAID/Creative Commons Pima County and Tucson Medical Center are offering Pfizer vaccine for those 12 and older at locations starting today. This follows the approval by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on the FDA’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer for children 12-15 on Wednesday afternoon. The county, which has provided primarily Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, will administer Pfizer beginning Thursday at two locations: TMC’s Udall Park vaccination site and the Canyon del Oro High School mobile clinic. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are only approved for those 18 and older.
March 3 With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announcing yesterday that he was both lifting the state s mask mandate and allowing businesses to open next week at 100%, New Mexico health officials say they are keeping an eye out for any impact here. In a news conference today, Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said the state regularly tracks a variety of data for neighboring states such as Texas, including hospital bed availability in cities such as Amarillo, Lubbock and El Paso. It makes no sense to assume our pandemic is contained within our borders, Scrase said. I feel pretty confident that we not only have the pulse of what s going on in Texas but can look at that weeks in advance.
Primary-care physicians have unparalleled access to older patients with chronic conditions and communities of color. What they don’t have is a supply of COVID-19 vaccines
Family doctors are a trusted gateway to the health care system for scores of New Jersey residents including many with underlying medical conditions but they have so far played a limited role in the state’s efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
While short supply has hampered the immunization process from the start, physicians in New Jersey and elsewhere said they stand ready to assist as more doses become available. Primary-care doctors are uniquely positioned to help reach vulnerable individuals considered priorities for vaccination, they note, and have a long history of providing flu shots and other inoculations.