Los Angeles County received its first shipment of pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the same day a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee approved the shots for kids aged 5-11.
The committee’s approval follows the OK given last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Once CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky gives final approval — possibly Tuesday or Wednesday — the shots will immediately become available to those aged 5-11.
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said there are 900 providers in the county that will be ready to administer the pediatric doses.
“Sites that receive doses today might be able to start vaccinations as early as tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon or Thursday,” Ferrer told the county Board of Supervisors. She said the county received its first shipment of pediatric doses Tuesday, with the county expecting to receive a total of nearly 300,000 doses within the next week to 10 days. According to Ferrer, there are about 900,000 kids aged 5-11 in the county.
“We don’t anticipate scarcity, and we expect that there will be ample vaccines to meet demand,” she said.
While the pediatric shots are a lower dosage than the adult vaccine, the doses must be given on the same schedule — two shots administered 21 days apart. Ferrer noted that children must have a signed consent form from an adult to receive the shot, and some vaccination sites require them to be accompanied by an adult.
The pediatric shots will be offered under an emergency use authorization, the same authorization given to the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and to the Pfizer vaccine for people aged 12-15. Pfizer’s vaccine has full federal approval for people aged 16 and up.
According to Ferrer, there have been more than 79,000 COVID cases during the pandemic among children aged 5-11 in the county, and one fatality. About 37,000 cases have occurred in kids up to age 4, also with one death, and more than 89,000 cases in those aged 12-17, with five deaths.
“Over the week ending Oct. 10, 12% of L.A. County cases were in children aged 5-11, and children in this age group comprise 9% of the county’s population,” Ferrer said last week.
In Los Angeles County, 80% of residents aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, while 72% are fully vaccinated, according to the county. Among the county’s overall population of 10.3 million people, including those under age 12 who aren’t yet eligible for the shots, 69% have received at least one dose, and 61% are fully vaccinated. Black residents continue to have the lowest vaccination rates, with just 56% having received at least one dose. That compares with 64% of Latino/a residents, 74% of white residents and 83% of Asians. Younger Black residents have particularly low vaccination rates, with the youngest age group at 43% with at least one dose.
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William says
The Heaven’s Gate people were waiting for the Hale-Bopp comet to pass by and had a group suicide to meet it.
Back then in the 90s, I was telling someone how screwy the early web pages were. Every one was different so that finding things required a search of the site. It’s much better now.
She replied “What did you expect? The Heaven’s Gate people made their money designing websites.”. But, of course.
Now, we have a few Qanon folks in Congress designing legislation. It will get worse unless Qanon has them all kill themselves.
Is there a comet in our vicinity now?
That reminds me of a MAD Magazine bit on car companies merging such as the Mercury Comet with Volvo giving us the Vomet. But, I digress.
Beeceeehaha and Sonya Pu$$y are too young to appreciate the fine art of satire from before they were born. That’s why they are so humorless and worse.
Someone that has to write hahahahahahahaha in her comments illustrates that well. Pu$$y isn’t capable of writing more than 2 sentneces before she’s exhausted from thinking.
Anyway, what was the topic?
America Most says
Remember that Heaven’s Gate leader Applegate (Applebee, Applesauce???) had them castrate themselves b4 they went to the “mothership”. I tried to join up but I didn’t have the cajones to spare.
What, me worry?
America Most says
I once voted for Alfred E. Newman on a write in ballot.
He’d definitely do a better job than Demented Joe (Poopy Pants) Brandon. I know this caused I asked Cornpop.
Tim Scott says
“Paging Doctor Zink.”
Rising fast on the list of things you will never hear at a reputable hospital.
Jason ZINK says
Vaccine risks are real. Do research. Bigger chance of something happening with Vaccine then with Covid on your children. Taking Vaccine also prevents natural immunity. More booster shots means more tax money for Big Pharma and more government control of our lives. Look at Data and use common sense.
Stinger says
Here we go again with the usual lies and stupidity of Zink, which have been disproven time and time again.
He just plain don’t learns nuttin’.
R. King says
Jason Zink is right. There are risks with vaccines. All vaccines. What Dr. Zink did not say is that the risks are minimal. Very minimal. Many medicines have risks. Life has risks. People need to do their homework, talk to their doctor, and decide whether or not the vaccine is worth the risk to them. Is the risk of getting COVID and perhaps dying more of a risk than getting the vaccine?
You decide.
How far we’ve fallen says
Stinger says, “my arrogance is only magnified by my ignorance”. Yeah Stinger, we know.
Shine on says
A core group of people that post every day, taking delight in dehumanizing others so they feel better about themselves. There is no light here, “How far we’ve fallen.”
Stinger says
You are correct. Which is why I post against these chimeric commenters that can’t even keep track of which name they’re using this time.
America Most says
As Leonard Hofstadter’s mom once said:
“Buck up, sissy pants”.
I’d suggest you stop complaining or stop reading for your mental health.
William says
As America Most’s mom kept saying “Hey, what are you doing in the bathroom for an hour. Others have to use it too. And where is my Victoria’s Secret catalog?”.
America Most says
Sir William:
LOL. You’re in good form. These ingrates can’t appreciate your evil genius.
William says
Was Jason Zink in Dallss’s Dealy Plaze awaiting the return of John Kennedy Jr. to come back and run with Trump in 2024?
There were hundreds of folks there and guess what. He didn’t show. That means Hillary got to him first and killed him again. I just made that last part up like Qanon does.
The crazies need to be deported. Zink included. But, what nation in its right mind would take them?
I’m surprised Beeceeehaha, Pu$$y (what’s the opposite of “galore”), and Barbi weren’t in Dallas too.
America Most says
It’s difficult to comprehend how people can be so naive, simple and deluded to follow so blindly. The scariest thing is that those people waiting for JFK Jr. vote.
See: Jim Jones, Heaven’s Gate, David Koresh, etc. SMH