Health Dept expecting busier vaccine sites
At this stage, children will only be allowed to get one shot of the Pfizer vaccine but this could change once further research determines whether a second dose is safe for this cohort.
The Health Department said that it was expecting a significant number of parents and guardians to take their children to vaccine sites after school on Wednesday to get their Pfizer jabs.
It is the first day that 12- to 17-year-olds qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine and officials said that youngsters in this age group did not need the consent of their parents.
At this stage, children will only be allowed to get one shot of the Pfizer vaccine but this could change once further research determines whether a second dose is safe for this cohort.
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