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Vaccine drives in the US are getting younger People 12 and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine Share this story Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images This week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 12-15, a moment that many families have been eagerly waiting for since the vaccine rollout began in the US. As shots became available, parents rushed to get their kids the vaccine. But the decision has also contributed to ongoing discussions about how to best distribute vaccines around the world. In Santa Barbara, one 14-year-old got a vaccine for his birthda...

'Peace of mind': Vaccination opens to kids 12 and over LANSING – For Evan Yaney, the idea of long needles was scarier than getting his COVID-19 vaccine. "I'm not nervous about it," Evan said, adding that he's healthy and doesn't expect any side effects. Evan, 13, of Grand Ledge, was among the first kids vaccinated at Sparrow Laboratories’ vaccination site Thursday. Evan was Sparrow's 2012 miracle child after being diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 years old. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday night approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old...

Sparrow begins vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds following government approval Evan Yaney receives first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Annette Kopachik. — Sparrow Hospital began to administer COVID-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines to children between the ages of 12 and 15 this morning at the vaccine clinic in Frandor following the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to begin administering Pfizer vaccines to 12-15-year-olds on May 12.  The CDC’s Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that kids as young as...