
States offering COVID-19 vaccine to teens ahead of CDC recommendations
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A handful of states have jumped ahead of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee to start offering Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine to teens ages 12 to 15.
"Under all relevant legal authority, once the FDA gives approval, a prescriber is permitted to prescribe the vaccine," Kelly Cofrancisco, a spokesperson for Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County, where shots were offered for residents 12 and up beginning Tuesday, told the Associated Press. Other states have begun preparing for the next phase of vaccine rollout in planning clinics at schools and on weekends so teens can find convenient options, but are awaiting the final word from the CDC before administering the shots.More Related News