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A Temescal Valley family is looking for answers after their daughter rolled up her sleeve for the wrong COVID-19 vaccine shot one that has not yet been approved for minors. When the girl went for her second dose, she was turned away.
Currently in the U.S., the only vaccine approved for ages 16 and up is Pfizer. Johnson & Johnson and Moderna are approved for ages 18 and up.
Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. They already knew that after asking her birthday that she was 17 years old, said Jimmy Fog, the teen s father. They asked for my daughter s ID, and I stated that she s a minor. She s still in high school.
I didn t feel anything. I felt fine afterwards, said Keira Fong.
A statement from the Riverside University Health System says in part: On March, 26, a 17-year-old patient was given a Moderna vaccine at the Riverside University Health System Corona Community Health Center. We recognize the new complexities created in the vaccination process due to tiers opening and minors qualifying and multiple vaccines available at each site. However, we have resolved any issues that may arise due to the complex nature outlines and have implemented processes and mechanisms to prevent this from happening in the future.
Now, the Fong Family faces a dilemma. They want Keira to be fully protected but because her first dose was done in error, they were not going to be able to give her the second dose, said the teen s mother Lilly Fong.
We are seeing many available appointments at public health clinics have not been filled, county Executive Office spokeswoman Booke Federico told City News Service when asked why the county was able to lower inoculation qualification ahead of the state schedule.
Only the Pfizer vaccine is currently available to those as young as 16, and any recipients will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian as part of the consent process, according to the Riverside University Health System. The minimum age for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccine doses is 18, per current health guidelines.
County Department of Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari said the purpose of vaccinating the segment of the population with the least exposure risk is to bring us one step closer to herd immunity.
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As of just last week, the vaccination age threshold was reset to 50 years and up. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Coronavirus vaccination age eligibility will drop to 16 years old in Riverside County Tuesday, more than a week ahead of when the California Department of Public Health said the change would take place. More vaccine is available now, and opening eligibility will move us even further towards our goal of vaccinating the majority of our residents, Board of Supervisors Chair Karen Spiegel said.
The vaccination age threshold was reset to 50 years and up last week, and the CDPH had indicated that April 15 would be the date for offering immunizations to those as young as 16.