PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services said Arizona state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites are prepared to start vaccinating children ages 12-15 after the FDA authorized the expansion of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday.
ADHS said kids 12-15 will be able to start getting vaccinated at state-run sites on Thursday, May 13 at 8 a.m.
According to ADHS, Arizona has nearly 400,000 youths ages 12-15.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC are expected to follow suit on Wednesday with their recommendation to vaccinate those 12 and older.
The recommendation now applies only to the Pfizer vaccine, which now is available to ages 16 and older.
The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are authorized for those 18 and older.
