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FDA OKs Pfizer vaccine for 12 and up

by CRAIG NORTHRUP
Hagadone News Network | May 11, 2021 1:07 AM

Panhandle Health District officials say Monday’s decision by the Food and Drug Administration to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on children 12-and-older won’t be administered in North Idaho until state agencies sign off.

“We will wait to begin administering to those 12 to 15 years old until [Idaho’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices], the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the governor have given their approval, as well,” said Katherine Hoyer, public information officer for Panhandle Health...

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