U.S. vaccinated 600,000 12-15-year olds last week - Health officials

[Anta Assamey]

The United States administered COVID-19 vaccinations to around 600,000 children ages 12 to 15 last week after regulators cleared Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) and BioNTech’s shots for use in that age group, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said in a media call on Tuesday.

In total, more than 4 million people under 17 have been vaccinated in the United States so far, she added. Top U.S. infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci said he expects that by the end of 2021 the United States will have enough safety data to vaccinate children of any age.

U.S. regulators last week authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. Most states began issuing shots to children last Thursday but some, including Georgia, started sooner.

Pfizer’s shot is the first to be cleared in the United States for children 12 to 15. Vaccinating younger ages is considered important for getting children back into schools safely. U.S. President Joe Biden has asked states to make the vaccine available to younger adolescents immediately.

Ava Kreutziger, 14 receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the Pfizer vaccine for use in teenagers ages 12 to 15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn

The vaccine has been available under an emergency use authorization to people as young as 16 in the United States since December.

Most children with COVID-19 develop only mild symptoms or no symptoms. Yet children remain at risk of becoming seriously ill, and they can spread the virus.

Widely vaccinating 12- to 18-year olds could allow U.S. schools and summer camps to relax masking and social distancing measures suggested by the CDC.

Fauci also said on Tuesday that existing COVID-19 shots probably also protect against the new variant of the coronavirus first found in India, which has been battling the world’s biggest jump in COVID-19 infections.

[Anta Assamey]

 

[reality]

enni political differences unna... crisis pi united ga untaru... classic example is how they handled corona...

Salute to the great nation 🇺🇸 

[KaipuRaja]

52 minutes ago, reality said:

enni political differences unna... crisis pi united ga untaru... classic example is how they handled corona...

Salute to the great nation 🇺🇸 

Last year idey time lo idey feeing unde na? 

[phatposts]

26 minutes ago, KaipuRaja said:

Last year idey time lo idey feeing unde na? 

appudu vaccine ledu kada bhayya, media lolli anta trump trump. anduke ala hot undi. 

ippudu emi chappudu ledu. Biden kaakunda Trump mask akkarledu ante janalu oka range lo react ayye vallu. 

overall US lo tikalolla kanna dhimaak unnallo kaasta ekkuva ani naa feeling. They have the money power to give stimulus, density less valla spread factors kaasta OK and they were strict with restrictions on businesses even after cases were reduces. Now that 50+% got vaccinated they are opening up big time. 

[reality]

35 minutes ago, KaipuRaja said:

Last year idey time lo idey feeing unde na? 

They did the best they could, always. Elections lekapothe better undedhi situation.

Vaccination was exemplary.

[perugu_vada]

1 hour ago, reality said:

enni political differences unna... crisis pi united ga untaru... classic example is how they handled corona...

Salute to the great nation 🇺🇸 

Thanks to Trump in a way 

[8pm]

3 hours ago, reality said:

enni political differences unna... crisis pi united ga untaru... classic example is how they handled corona...

Salute to the great nation 🇺🇸 

that's what India Lacks, A Strong Opposition to work towards Indians.

[tables]

3 minutes ago, 8pm said:

that's what India Lacks, A Strong Opposition to work towards Indians.

india lacks a media that questions ruling government. 

last year ee time lo press conferences lo trump taatha ni ela question chesaru.  can our bodi thaata come and face media like that?

[naughty15]

Even capital hill appudu kooda they United. I meant both parties.