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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.
Editor s note: This story has been updated to clarify the latest statistics from Kitsap Public Health District.
With COVID-19 cases on a dramatic rise in Kitsap in recent weeks, the county faces the possibility of tighter restrictions and being sent back a phase in the state’s reopening plan next week.
Counties must either keep new case rates below 200 cases per 100,000 residents over a two-week period or new hospitalizations below 5 per 100,000 over a one-week period to stay in Phase 3. In a statement to the Kitsap Sun on Friday, Kitsap Public Health District Administrator Keith Grellner noted that Kitsap’s case rate is now well above 200 and that the most recent data from the state’s Department of Health showed the hospitalization rate was just over 5, but said that the rate of new hospitalizations fluctuates from day to day, making it very difficult to project whether we will be above the state’s threshold of 5 per 100,000 for last seven days.
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While many people are already eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine and everyone ages 16 and up in the state of Washington will soon join that list on April 15, it might take some hunting to actually track down an appointment. Here’s a guide to finding a shot near you.
Where should I look for an appointment?
Vaccine Locator: One of your first stops should be the state’s Vaccine Locator portal, at vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov. There you’ll find a list of providers near you and throughout the state, along with links with information about how to contact a provider or schedule an appointment.