BFF-25 US ready ‘immediately’ to vaccinate adolescents after health authorities give OK: Biden

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US ready ‘immediately’ to vaccinate adolescents after health authorities give OK: Biden

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the United States would be ready to launch a vaccination campaign for 12 to 15-year-olds as soon as Pfizer’s Covid shot is approved for the age group.

Biden said in an address from the White House that “if that announcement comes, we are ready to move immediately.”

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