FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2021, file photo, Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse, Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. As of Nov. 2, children ages 5-11 will soon be able to be vaccinated.
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2021, file photo, Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse, Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. As of Nov. 2, children ages 5-11 will soon be able to be vaccinated.
Airdate: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Late last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children five through 11 years of age.
The issue went before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue their determination. The CDC panel of experts voted on Tuesday to recommend the shot, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health says they are ready to begin vaccinating immediately.
Dr. Denise Johnson, MD, Acting Physician General for the Pennsylvania Department of Health appears on Smart Talk Wednesday to outline the plan to vaccinate Keystone kids.
For more on COVID-19 vaccines plus a deeper look at the changing tide of healthcare–check out WITF’s Transforming Health. Online at Transforminghealth.org, a partnership of WITF, WellSpan Health and Capital Blue Cross.
The Associated Press and WITF’s democracy reporter Jordan Wilkie are partnering to tell stories about how Pennsylvania elections work, and to debunk misinformation surrounding elections.
