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State health department officials announced Thursday during a news conference that children between the ages of 12 and 15 can sign up to get the Pfizer vaccine to protect against COVID-19 starting at 6 p.m.
The decision comes one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlighted Pfizer s emergency use for them. We know that we ve had thousands and thousands of infections in this age group, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said during the Thursday news conference. The evidence shows this vaccine is safe and effective.
Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection, listed several drive-thru, walk-in and pop-up Pfizer sites available to people 12 and older seeking the vaccine. A parent must accompany their child and sign a consent form before their child receives the shot, Craig said.
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May 13, 2021 SHARE
Matthew Kreuter, the Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year $1.4 million grant from National Institutes of Health’s Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities. Funding was supported by the American Rescue Plan.
The grant, which will help to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among Blacks in St. Louis City and County, has a number of partners, including the St. Louis City Department of Health, St. Louis County Department of Health, St. Louis COVID-19 Regional Response Team, United Way, Home State Health/Centene, 211, and Washington University’s Brown School, School of Medicine and Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.