Photos: American adolescents get the COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15

Last updated: May 13, 2021 | 11:19

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U.S. states began using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to inoculate younger adolescents against COVID-19 after advisers to the CDC backed the plan in a unanimous vote.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, offering relief to parents eager to get their children back to schools and summer camps.

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Grace Mondillo, 13, is prepared to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after Pennsylvania authorized the vaccine for those over 12-years-old at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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The youngest age previously approved for the Pfizer vaccine was 16 years old. | Grace Peterson is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine.

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Esteban Vega waits to be inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine.

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Cayla Crume is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Aidan Mohl is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Maddy Yoo is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Registered Medical Assistant Melissa Dalton inoculates a teenager the Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19 in Decatur, Georgia.

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Cooper Semrad, 15, is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Timothy Frilingos watches as his son, Paul Frilingos, 15, is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Family members look on as Jack Frilingos, 12, is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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A teenager is inoculated with Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19.

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Pfizer is running a separate vaccine trial in children as young as 6 months old, and has said it expects data on 2 to 11 year olds in September.

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