State prepared to roll out vaccines as soon as FDA approves use for children 12 and up Posted by Katherine Rose | May 7, 2021 (KCAW/Berett Wilber) The state is prepared to roll out another round of vaccinations when the FDA approves use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and up. At a teleconference with the state’s top health officials on Thursday (5-6-21), Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said they would start vaccinating kids as soon as next week. “This vaccine is in stock, it is available in the state, and we are set and ready to vaccinate this group as soon as it is approved,” she said. We really want to get our kids vaccinated, particularly while they’re still in school, before they go to the winds this summer. This is our chance to protect them.”