Parents hesitant to get their children vaccinated as FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-15
Parents hesitant to get their children vaccinated as FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-15 By Sara Goldenberg | May 10, 2021 at 7:13 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:13 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Children ages 12 to 15 are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as of May 10, but not all parents plan to vaccinate their children.
And getting them on board may be a challenge.
Less than a third of parents with children in that age group said they’ll get them vaccinated right away.
New Kaiser Family Foundation research shows three in ten parents of children ages 12-15 said they’ll get their child vaccinated as soon as possible, one quarter said they’ll wait and see, 18% plan to get their child vaccinated if schools require it.
May 25, 2021
The University Medal was established in 1871, and this year celebrates its 150th anniversary. Candidates must have achieved a GPA of 3.96 or higher while overcoming significant challenges and making a positive impact on the lives of other people.
This year’s finalists:
Mira Cheng
Major: Molecular and cell biology, minor in global poverty and practice
Extracurricular: UC Berkeley Symphonic Orchestra (viola), Cal Triathlon club, Epsilon Eta environmental service fraternity
What’s next? Stanford University School of Medicine
Wildfires, the pandemic, economic stress, political turmoil what lasting impact will these historic events have on you and your class? “The events of the past four years have affected everyone differently, but I think, as a class, we are graduating with a particularly mature worldview and an intense determination to be agents of change. My own biggest takeaway from these events has been that, in times of crisis, the only thing that
Researchers Testing Pfizer COVID Vaccine On Children As Young As 6 Months Old
Pfizer s COVID vaccine is expected to be available soon to children ages 12 to 15. Researchers are now currently testing the vaccine in kids as young as 6 months old to see if it s safe and effective.
Eloise Lacour is among the first children under 5 to receive both shots. The three-year-old is part of a study testing Pfizer s vaccine on children six months to 12 years old. Her mom, Dr. Angelica Lacour, says, Whatever we can do to protect her, even though chances are she d be totally fine if she caught the virus, we don t know what the long-term effects are.
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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation to Honor Oregon Attorney General and Stanford Professor
May 10, 2021 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (BUSINESS WIRE) May 10, 2021
Two pioneering women who have significantly advanced public education and dialogue around addiction and recovery will be honored as the first recipients of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s new Humanitarian Award.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum and Stanford University’s Anna Lembke, MD, will receive their awards during a virtual event May 14 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. PDT. Thanks to generous Hazelden Betty Ford donors, attendance is complimentary and open to all.
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Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is expected to be available soon to children ages 12 to 15. Researchers are now currently testing the vaccine in kids as young as 6 months old to see if it’s safe and effective.
Eloise Lacour is among the first children under 5 to receive both shots. The three-year-old is part of a study testing Pfizer’s vaccine on children six months to 12 years old. Her mom, Dr. Angelica Lacour, says, “Whatever we can do to protect her, even though chances are she’d be totally fine if she caught the virus, we don’t know what the long-term effects are.”