ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Federal health officials have opened eligibility for Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine to include kids between the ages of 12 and 15.
The emergency use authorization was approved on Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. Health leaders in Orange County called it the right move in the county’s effort to return to normalcy. “I know there is a perception that young people don’t get [COVID-19] or that they might not get it as bad and that may be true on the whole, but there are some young people that can get severe complications,” epidemiologist Alvin Chu said. [RELATED: Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12] Chu said the county has already been vaccinating teens 16 and older and said lowering