Vaccine drives in the US are getting younger
People 12 and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
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This week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 12-15, a moment that many families have been eagerly waiting for since the vaccine rollout began in the US. As shots became available, parents rushed to get their kids the vaccine. But the decision has also contributed to ongoing discussions about how to best distribute vaccines around the world.
In Santa Barbara, one 14-year-old got a vaccine for his birthday. In Colorado, schools are setting up vaccine clinics. In Los Angeles, high-schoolers were eager for their shot at experiencing a normal life again.
13 May 2021 / 09:06 H. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. - Reuters
US states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE to inoculate young adolescents against Covid-19 after advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, offering relief to parents eager to get their children back to schools and summer camps. The action by the CDC group is an important, but not required, final seal of federal regulatory approval.
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What has CDC said about covid vaccine for 12-15 year old kids?
US states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech to inoculate younger adolescents aged 12 to 15 against covid-19, after CDC adviser vote.
FREDERIC J. BROWN
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The United States can now begin vaccinating adolescents with the covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were told on Wednesday.
CDC backs vaccine for 12-15 year olds
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which provides recommendations to the CDC,
voted 14-0 to back the vaccine after reviewing trial evidence. That showed no one in the 12-to-15 age group who received the vaccine got covid-19. There were no severe allergic reactions.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US states are set to begin using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to inoculate younger adolescents against Covid-19 after advisers to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday (May 12).. Read more at straitstimes.com.