To be inoculated, you can make an appointment online or by phone, go directly to the managed Pfizer vaccination points by county
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Friday, September 20
Children between 12 and 15 years old can get vaccinated starting this Thursday in Los Angeles County
The County of Los Angeles will begin this Thursday to offer vaccines against COVID – 19 to the minors of between 12 Y 15 years , after the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA approve the use of Pfizer vaccines for people in this age group .
These children and adolescents can go to be inoculated at the managed vaccination sites by county . To do this, as anyone under 18 years, they must come in the company of a parent, guardian or responsible adult and they will have to present identification with photo in which the age can be verified, according to local authorities.
LA County to Offer Vaccinations to 12 to 15 – Year-Olds Starting Tomorrow. 19 New Deaths and 322 New Confirmed Cases of COVID – 19 in Los Angeles County. View https://t.co/A8u7QdMnGB pic.twitter.com/yXDFUsmKK3
– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) May 12, 2021
Vaccine appointments for this age group are available from the Wednesday afternoon and can still request through the website VacunateLosAngeles.com (in Spanish) or, for people who do not have access to the internet or electronic devices, calling the telephone number (833) 540 – 0473. However, all vaccination points in the county are also inoculating people who have not requested an appointment .
The sites managed by the local administration and offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine , the Pfizer-BioNTech the only one that can be put by the minors of between 12 Y 17 years, they are Sports Complex in Encino, the Fairplex in Pomona, the Forum in Inglewood, Cal State Northridge, the Los Angeles County Office of Education in Downey, and Eugene A. Obregon Park in East Los Angeles. The county has also published a list of vaccination points that offer the Pfizer vaccine.
CVS also began accepting vaccination appointments on Wednesday from people from or more years . The pharmaceutical chain says that the inoculation for the youngest will start this Thursday on 5, establishments throughout the country. 565 of them are in California, according to Los Angeles Times .
“Offering vaccines to younger populations in thousands of locations across the country brings us one step closer to prevailing over the pandemic,” said CVS Health Executive Director Karen Lynch.
Regarding the official website of the state of California, MyTurn.ca.gov , families will be able to start this Thursday to request appointments for minors between 12 Y 15 years.
The nationwide rollout of vaccination comes after an advisory panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) network ) recommend that children from 15 years can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID – 19.
