Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Vaccinating young adolescents
The F.D.A.’s authorization yesterday of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds is a huge milestone in the battle against the virus, crucial for reducing its spread, reopening schools and returning to some sense of normalcy.
But what will the plan for young adolescents look like?
States and school districts across the country are now scrambling to figure out the best way to proceed. With the school year ending soon, it will be a race against the clock to schedule both recommended doses before summer break. Officials are also making plans to offer vaccines at pediatricians’ offices, day camps, parks and even beaches.
Parents, whose consent is required by law, are perhaps the biggest complicating factor in vaccinatin...