A government advisory board on Wednesday may well issue recommendations to enable 12- to 15-year-olds to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine. Major vaccine providers in central Pennsylvania said Tuesday they expect to begin accepting appointment requests from parents of 12- to 15-years-olds as soon as that happens.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer vaccine for that age range on Monday. The vaccine has so far been available only to people 16 and older. About 750,000 kids could soon be eligible for the vaccine, state officials said.