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A New Yorker receives a COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 8, at a state vaccination site at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, Manhattan.
(Provided photo â governor s office) ALBANY New York City health officials and national pharmacy chain CVS said Wednesday that they’re prepared to start vaccinating children ages 12 to 15 as early as Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee formally recommend the Pfizer vaccine for that age group in a Wednesday meeting. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said before New York can start vaccinating those minors, the state’s vaccine advisory task force and state health commissioner will first have to review safety data and decide whether to recommend the vaccine.
Updated on May 13, 2021 at 1:25 pm
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San Diego County public health officials will start offering Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 12-15 on Thursday, May 13
Kids in this age group need consent from a parent or guardian to get the vaccine
Appointments are not necessary but parents should call vaccination sites ahead of time to make sure Pfizer is being offered, as it s the only coronavirus vaccine approved for this age group right now
A state oversight group gave the greenlight overnight for California to start administering Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to children ages 12 to 15, which means San Diego County can officially start the rollout Thursday.
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Vaccine clinics in Kitsap County and Washington state are preparing to accommodate younger patients as U.S. regulators signed on to the expanded use of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12 on Monday.
Shots could begin as soon as this week after the Food and Drug Administration signed off on expanding the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Some San Diego County institutions are poised to start adolescent coronavirus vaccination as early as Thursday provided Monday’s initial approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clears final federal and state hurdles.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services, said during a news conference Tuesday that so long as the nation’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup sign off on the vaccine as anticipated Wednesday, the vaccination effort can expand immediately.
“As soon as Thursday, we can see appointments available and young people in the 12-to-15 age group join other Californians in getting vaccinated,” Ghaly said.