Arizona poised to begin vaccinating children ages 12 to 15 with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, after CDC recommendation Alison Steinbach and Stephanie Innes, Arizona Republic
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Arizona children ages 12 through 15 will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine starting Thursday, following approval from federal agencies.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for that age group on Monday, expanding from its previous approval for those 16 and older. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on vaccines followed with a recommendation Wednesday. The full CDC subsequently recommended Pfizer be used in that age group and said providers can start vaccinating 12- through 15-year-olds right away.
State Sites Will Start Vaccinating Ages 12 to 15 on Thursday, May 13 Arizona Department of Health Services | May 13, 2021
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Arizona-run vaccination sites in the Phoenix area, Tucson, Yuma, and Flagstaff, along with many pharmacies and other providers around the state, will begin offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to children 12 to 15 years old on Thursday, May 13. This exciting step forward follows today’s approval by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“This is great news for families across Arizona,” said Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). “In addition to encouraging parents and guardians to protect those ages 12 to 15 from COVID-19, we hope adults in the family will roll up their sleeves as well if they haven’t already done so.”
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Officials in Phoenix have no plans on changing the city s mask requirement, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s announcement on the subject Thursday. (Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ Officials in Phoenix have no plans on changing the city s mask requirement, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s announcement on the subject Thursday.
The CDC s announcement centered around the fact that most Americans don t need to wear masks, indoors and outdoors, if they re fully vaccinated and don t live or work in a correctional or detention facility, a homeless shelter, are traveling on a plane, or are around someone who has COVID-19, the center said.
New website debunks COVID-19 vaccine myths and urges hesitant Latinos to get the shot Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic
When Arizona State University professor Gilberto Lopez and colleagues surveyed 600 Latinos in Arizona and California, they found that those in rural areas were more likely to be hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than those in suburban and urban areas.
The survey found that Latinos hesitant to get the vaccine were more likely to believe certain myths about COVID-19 vaccines, above all that getting vaccinated can cause infertility.
The findings troubled Lopez, who studies health inequities and disparities at ASU s School of Transborder Studies.