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 / Modified may 11, 2021 2:32 p.m.

State-run sites to give shots to kids 12-15

Arizona has state-run vaccination sites in metro Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff.
by Associated Press

360 covid vial fill A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.
AZPM Staff

Arizona health officials announced Tuesday the the seven state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites are poised to begin offering shots to children ages 12 to 15 starting Thursday.

The Department of Health Services made its announcement a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency-use authorization for the administration of Pfizer’s vaccine to the 12 to 15 age group.

A federal advisory committee and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to follow suit on Wednesday.

Arizona has state-run vaccination sites in metro Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff. Arizona on Tuesday reported 683 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths.

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