ToTBellHop
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What is taking so long getting Pfizer approved down to age 12? They have solid data. Strike while the iron is hot!
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Covid Vaccine Updates and General Discussion About Vaccines
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MotherofaPrincessLover
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I've been wondering the same thing.
ToTBellHop
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It’s bizarre. Vaccination rates are falling. We’ve been at ages 16+ for 10 days (or more). We have the capacity to bring in younger teens and 12-year olds. It would likely increase overall vaccination rates at least a few percentage points. Let’s go!
HouCuseChickie
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Husband got his second dose of Moderna on Tuesday. He had next to no side effects or reactions. So, I guess I was just the lucky one 
I really hope they greenlight Pfizer for 12-15 soon. More space opened up for our kids in the local Moderna study, but at this stage of the game, I don't want to risk one of them getting the placebo when they could get the real Pfizer soon.
I really hope they greenlight Pfizer for 12-15 soon. More space opened up for our kids in the local Moderna study, but at this stage of the game, I don't want to risk one of them getting the placebo when they could get the real Pfizer soon.
MotherofaPrincessLover
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In my county, we're at less than 50% of 16+ vaccinated and it's not looking good for getting many more. I really just can't wait for my kids to be vaccinated so I can worry less about them getting it.
By early May...
Experts say COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12-15 could be available by early MayÂ
Right now COVID19 vaccines are approved for kids ages 16 and older but researchers say the Pfizer vaccine could be available to children ages 12 to 15 by early May.
SyracuseDisneyFan
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I hope so.
ToTBellHop
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Via CNN
A July 1 Covid-19 reopening plan — like one set out by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday, which targets reopening “100%” by then — is a “reasonable target” given falling cases and rising vaccination rates, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director said Friday.
“We’ve had three updated guidances of what you can do if you’re fully vaccinated and we look forward to more as more and more people get vaccinated,” she said. “This virus has tricked us before. So I would like to sort of watch and see how it goes before making further estimations of what happens in a couple of months.”
A July 1 Covid-19 reopening plan — like one set out by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday, which targets reopening “100%” by then — is a “reasonable target” given falling cases and rising vaccination rates, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director said Friday.
But Walensky was cautious about making specific predictions about what reopening could look like, saying “the virus has tricked us before.”
“We’ve had three updated guidances of what you can do if you’re fully vaccinated and we look forward to more as more and more people get vaccinated,” she said. “This virus has tricked us before. So I would like to sort of watch and see how it goes before making further estimations of what happens in a couple of months.”
Weather_Lady
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I agree. I'd love to have my kids (who will turn 13 and 15 within a few weeks) vaccinated before we hit the road for a little traveling this summer. I understand the need for caution, but as you note, the Pfizer studies were pretty conclusive.
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MotherofaPrincessLover
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My kids are 5 and 11 so I need vaccines approved down to that age. It will just be such a relief when my family is vaccinated.
ToTBellHop
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PA today became the 10th state to get at least 1 dose of vaccine into 50% of residents. CA is likely next.
SyracuseDisneyFan
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In NY now, anyone 16 and older cam get a vaccine at one of the state's mass vaccination sites with no appointment necessary.
LovePop
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Me, husband, son20 got vaccinated last week with J&J. Was going to do it later after summer when I figured that the crowd will thin out a bit, being the government will have some 500 million shots to give out, but recently found out that my local vaccine site is already down to no line. So I called and ordered specifically the J&J for convenience of 1 shot deal. I felt nothing afterwards, but husband and son both got pretty sick the following day: fever, chills, headache, dizziness, hurt arm. The next day, they both mostly recovered. I thought I read that it's mostly women who gets sick from it. So, I lucked out.
HouCuseChickie
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This article is suggesting approval by next week. I hope!
www.yahoo.com
FDA Set to Approve Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds by Next Week: Report
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 15 by early next week, according to a new report. The authorization could come as soon as the end of this week, the New York Times reported on Monday. If the FDA...
See?!?... Health care workers *are* heroes!!This article is suggesting approval by next week. I hope!
FDA Set to Approve Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds by Next Week: Report
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 15 by early next week, according to a new report. The authorization could come as soon as the end of this week, the New York Times reported on Monday. If the FDA...
ToTBellHop
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Thank goodness. Time to move on to the young’ns.This article is suggesting approval by next week. I hope!
FDA Set to Approve Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds by Next Week: Report
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 15 by early next week, according to a new report. The authorization could come as soon as the end of this week, the New York Times reported on Monday. If the FDA...
Heppenheimer
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I hope it happens this week... but I'd like a little more solid information. All of these news blurbs quote the New York Times, but they don't provide a source. And the FDA's officially published schedule does not have an approval meeting on their agenda yet.This article is suggesting approval by next week. I hope!
FDA Set to Approve Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds by Next Week: Report
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 15 by early next week, according to a new report. The authorization could come as soon as the end of this week, the New York Times reported on Monday. If the FDA...
SyracuseDisneyFan
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I hope my nephew, who turned 12 3 days ago, can get it soon.
Isn't "according to federal officials familiar with the agency’s plans" good enough?
And a named source...
Experts say COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12-15 could be available by early MayÂ
Right now COVID19 vaccines are approved for kids ages 16 and older but researchers say the Pfizer vaccine could be available to children ages 12 to 15 by early May.