WASHINGTON - Half of children aged 12 to 17 in the United States have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccination, the White House confirmed Friday. "We have now hit a major milestone in our effort to vaccinate adolescents — 50 percent of 12 to 17-year-olds now have at least their first shot," White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said at the news briefing.
Later, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki echoed this update saying, "Importantly we’ve hit another major milestone in our effort to vaccinate adolescents at a particularly important time as people go back to school." A 15-year-old receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA on.