WCNC Charlotte and our panel of experts from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Novant Health answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers.
On May 10, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was expanding emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12-15.
The agency said the two-dose vaccine has "met the statutory criteria" to allow the EUA to be amended, and says the "known and potential benefits of this vaccine in individuals 12 years of age and older outweigh the known and potential risks."
On May 12, the Center for Disease Control endorsed using the Pfizer vaccine on children as young as 12.
Nearly 35% of the U.S. population and 44% of adults have been fully vaccinated as of May 10, according to the CDC. That means people who have received both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Forty-six percent of the population and 58.2% have received at least one dose of one of those vaccines.
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