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A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial and syringe. An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be administered to children ages 12 to 15. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
CDC Says Kids As Young As 12 Should Get The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

May 12, 2021 • The White House has been urging family doctors to encourage vaccination of adolescents and the CDC director said "providers may begin vaccinating them right away."