New York approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for teens ages 12 to 15

ALBANY — New York’s coronavirus vaccine task force has approved the statewide use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to kids ages 12 to 15, starting Thursday.

The late Wednesday decision by Gov. Andrew Cuomo came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted earlier in the day to back the FDA’s emergency authorization for the drug for that age group. “That decision followed a thorough review of data and FDA’s expansion of the emergency use authorization for this vaccine earlier this week,” Cuomo said in a statement.