Lake County is leading all of Illinois’ 102 counties in vaccinating children ages 5-11, with more than 20% who have received their first dose, state data shows. Data updated on Friday from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) shows 20.55% of children in Lake County in the 5-11 age range received their first dose […]
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Lake, McHenry county health departments urge parents to get their kids ages 5-11 vaccinated against COVID
The health departments in Lake and McHenry counties are urging parents to get their kids ages 5-11 vaccinated after the CDC authorized the COVID vaccine for the age group this week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include children ages 5-11. On Tuesday, […]
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CDC gives official approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11
The CDC gave their official sign-off for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old, allowing the age group to begin receiving the vaccine immediately. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation. The CDC said there are approximately 28 million children in the United States […]