Teens ages 12 to 15 can receive their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine beginning Thursday afternoon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Wednesday the use of the Pfizer vaccine under the same Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization as for those ages 16 and older.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services was required to sign off on the federal recommendations before vaccine providers in North Carolina could proceed. Having a vaccine for our younger teens brings us that much closer to being able to end the pandemic, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state s health secretary, said in a statement.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators expanded use of Pfizer s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. Shots could begin within days once a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students, including those in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, before the start of the new school year.
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health has opened up COVID-19 vaccination appointments this coming week at the Health Department at 799 N. Highland Ave. in Winston-Salem, the county said
The three major health-care providers in Forsyth County said Friday they are preparing their COVID-19 vaccination strategies for kids ages 12 to 15.
Next week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are expected to provide an emergency use authorization that will allow that age group to get the two-dose Pfizer vaccine.
The federal agencies already have approved the Pfizer vaccine for ages 16 and 17.
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is working with Novant Health Inc., Wake Forest Baptist Health and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on vaccination strategies.
The school systemâs goal appears to be providing vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds before the 2021-22 school year begins.
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is conducting a COVID-19 vaccination survey of parents with children ages 12-15 in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
Next week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are expected to provide emergency use authorization for the two-dose Pfizer vaccine among young people in that age group.
The agencies already have approved the Pfizer vaccine for ages 16 and 17Â â without parental permission necessary for vaccination.
The two-dose Moderna vaccine could be an option for ages 12 to 17 by this summer.
The goal appears to be providing vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds before the 2021-22 school year begins.