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Youth ages 12 to 15 are now eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced May 12. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for this age group May 10. Teens can now receive the vaccine at several sites in the Bay Area. Pfizer, the only vaccine authorized for this age group, is very effective in teenagers with studies showing that it prevents up to 100% of COVID-19 infections and produces protective antibodies, San Francisco Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax, a gay man, said in a statement. The science is clear; the more people we vaccinate, the more we drive down case rates and minimize the risk of transmission. Vaccines truly are our ticket out of this pandemic.
California, Texas among states opening access to COVID-19 vaccines Monday
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A medical worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a Veterans Affairs COVID-19 vaccination center in Washington, D.C., on March 8. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
March 15 (UPI) California on Monday opened up eligibility to receive a coronavirus vaccine to more than 4 million residents and Texas is expanding access to people above the age of 50, while several other states expand access to the shots.
The California Department of Public Health said new appointments beginning Monday must be made at distribution sites, however, since vaccine supplies are still limited.
Distribution of a third vaccine to combat COVID-19 has begun across the country, following federal authorization last week.
The federal Food and Drug Administration on February 27 granted emergency use authorization for a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson. The new vaccine, authorized for people age 18 and older, will expand the total supply and accelerate progress toward a return to normal life. To get control of the COVID-19 pandemic, stay ahead of worrisome viral mutations, and protect the American public, we must vaccinate as many Americans as we can as quickly as possible, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a statement. The Janssen vaccine provides yet another option to help achieve those goals.
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