ANN ARBOR, MI (MPRN)— The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a COVID vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, and the State of Michigan is preparing.
The CDC still has to sign off on the pediatric Pfizer vaccine, but Michigan has already been allocated 287,000 doses.
Doctor Natasha Bagdasarian is Michigan’s Chief Medical Executive. She says the concern now is getting enough kids vaccinated. Less than half of 12 to 15 year olds in the state have been vaccinated.
“And I’m anticipating that we’ll be overcoming the same barriers with our five to eleven vaccination.”
The state is working with several partners to get kids vaccinated, but research shows parents would prefer their own physician provide the vaccine to their children.
There’s some urgency. With fewer people wearing masks and low vaccination rates in some areas, a new COVID surge could come after the holidays.