County is prepared to begin administering the Pfizer vaccine doses as early as Tuesday, assuming the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives the final OK to the shots,…
With final federal approval expected as early as Saturday, June 18, Los Angeles health officials were preparing on Friday to begin offering pediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses to children younger than age 5.
According to the county Department of Public Health, the county is prepared to begin administering the Pfizer vaccine doses as early as Tuesday, assuming the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives the final OK to the shots, as anticipated.County health officials noted that young children are considered at lower risk of becoming severely ill or dying from COVID, but they said the risk is higher among unvaccinated children.
“As we have seen with adults, children can experience short and long-term health problems from COVID-19,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. “Vaccinations are a proven safety measure that protect your entire family, including now your youngest children, from severe illness and death from COVID.
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