As a vaccines advocate, I am excited The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to ages 12 to 15 and that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine safety review panel and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommended that the vaccine is safe and effective in protecting this age group against severe illness, hospitalization and death. The Pfizer vaccine has already been safely administered to millions of California adults, including more than 30 percent of 16–17-year-olds.
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While vaccination numbers increased in San Diego County in May 2021, COVID-19 cases took a dip. The Pfizer vaccine became available to kids between the ages of 12-15, giving another boost to vaccination figures. Each day, we got closer to the county s wider reopening (we see you, June 15). Here s a day-by-day look back at what happened in San Diego County this month as the pandemic continued.
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Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of resuming the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
The announcement comes after the FDA and CDC also authorized the restart of the J&J COVID vaccine. The Western States Workgroup, comprised of vaccine experts from Washington, California, Oregon and Nevada, has met to review the data and analysis to ensure the safety and efficacy of all FDA-authorized vaccines.
The Workgroup concluded that the J&J vaccine is safe and effective, and paired with patient and provider educational materials about potential risks, provides an important option to continue to reduce severe COVID-19 illness.
Children ages 12 and up are now eligible to start receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in California. The more Californians who are able to get vaccinated, the better we can protect our communities and slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, according to a press release. Our efforts to protect the health and wellbeing of Californians are paying off…Having vaccines expanded to teenagers is the next step in California s path to safely reopening next month.
There are multiple ways to schedule your vaccine. Residents can start on the Monterey County Public Health Department website. Walgreens and CVS are available for appointments, along with other local health clinics.
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