600,000 Children From 12 to 15 Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19: CDC
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
May 19, 2021 Updated: May 19, 2021
https://www.theepochtimes.com/600000-chi...?utm_source=gab

In the United States, around 600,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a media call that the figures come after the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNtech became the first to be cleared for that age group in the United States earlier this month.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had declared on May 10 that the Pfizer vaccine is safe and offers strong protection for younger teens, based on testing of more than 2,000 U.S. volunteers aged 12 to 15. Two days later, the CDC officially recommended the shot for the age group.

President Joe Biden has asked states to make the vaccine available to younger adolescents immediately. Most states began issuing shots to children last Thursday but some, including Georgia, started sooner.-- excerpt, rest at link above --