Asked Sunday whether political pressure played a role in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's about-face on masks, the agency's chief said the deciding factor.
Healthcare workers encouraged by surge of kids lining up to be vaccinated
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Katrina, a local 14-year-old girl, was so traumatized on the impact COVID had on her young life, but after getting vaccinated, her world looks different.
As children between the ages of 12 and 15 line up to get the shot, healthcare workers can barely contain themselves. Not only are they vaccinating more people , they said adults are more likely to listen to children who want to be vaccinated.
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Katrina said she’s worried about her friends who want to be vaccinated, but their parents won’t let them get the shot.
›The antidote to 3rd wave of Covid is combination of social distancing, health infra and massive vaccination outreach
The antidote to 3rd wave of Covid is combination of social distancing, health infra and massive vaccination outreach
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The key question at this juncture is: will there be a third wave, and if yes, how should the government and citizens gear up to confront that? The antidote to such a wave, scientists and virologists say, lies in a combination of measures such as social distancing, masking, ramping up of health infrastructure and last-mile vaccination with a sense of urgency.
US kicks off world’s first mass Covid vax drive for 12-15 year olds
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US kicks off world’s first mass Covid vax drive for 12-15 year olds
NYT News Service / May 14, 2021, 07:45 IST
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The world’s first mass coronavirus inoculation campaign for children kicked off in earnest in the US on Thursday after the federal government recommended making the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to those aged 12 to 15. Even as the decision was embraced by millions of parents wearied by pandemic restrictions and desperate to get their children back into classrooms, states, counties and school districts around the country were trying to figure out the most reassuring and expedient ways to offer the shots. The various authorities were making plans to offer vaccines not only in schools, but also at pediatricians’ offices, day camps, parks and even beaches.