05/12/2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Now Cleared for Adolescents

The vaccine was created by Pfizer

U.S. states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech SE to inoculate younger adolescents against COVID-19 after advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, offering relief to parents eager to get their children back to schools and summer camps, and the action by the CDC group is an important, but not required, final seal of federal regulatory approval.

Some states, including Arkansas, Delaware and Georgia, began offering the vaccine to younger teens on Tuesday.

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