CDC Recommends Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Adolescents 12-15 Years

May 13, 2021 | COVID News |

COVID-19 Update from the Nurse-Led COVID Vaccine Confidence Project

Wednesday (5/12), CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended Pfizer's COVID vaccine for adolescents age 12-15 years. Providers may begin vaccinating adolescents with Pfizer's COVID vaccine.

What you need to know about the clinical trial:

  • Pfizer's COVID vaccine was 100% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID in adolescents.
  • No serious side effects were reported for participants.
  • Other childhood and adolescent vaccines can be administered at the same time as the COVID vaccine.

What you can tell parents: (CDC Guidance)

  • Studies show that COVID vaccines are safe and effective.
  • The COVID vaccines have been used under the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history, including studies in adolescents.
  • Your child will need a second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine 3 weeks after their first shot.
  • Your child can’t get COVID from any COVID vaccine, including the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Important Links

COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit

This toolkit was designed to help you decrease vaccine hesitancy and increate vaccination rates in your community.
CLICK HERE

 

This project was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant number NU50CK000580). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this resource center do not necessarily represent the policy of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.

 

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About The Author

Justin Gero, MS was the Senior Manager of Public Affairs at the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium. He  was with the organization from 2016-2021.

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