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Registered Nurse Raquel Garcia, a Truman Medical Centers employee, injects James Watts, 71, with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Linwood YMCA on Feb. 3.
The FDA this week gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be administered to children in the 12-15 age range.
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday it will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to residents ages 12 to 15 starting Thursday, May 13.
On Monday, the FDA issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer two-dose vaccine for adolescents in that age group.
The CDC and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have also authorized its use, prompting JCDHE to clear the way for kids in that age range to begin receiving shots.
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Local NextGen Vaxx Starts
FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) Pharmacies across the metro, and at least one local health department, will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12 starting Thursday. Hy-Vee, CVS and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment made the announcement Wednesday. More pharmacies will likely follow suit.
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