Beginning today, youth 12 to 15 can get the COVID-19 vaccine in L.A. County and elsewhere. California’s My Turn vaccine scheduling website had previously said families could begin scheduling appointments for 12- to 15-year-olds starting Thursday. AdvertisementAmong a group of 1,005 vaccine recipients who did not have evidence of prior infection with the coronavirus, there were no cases of COVID-19 reported, meaning “the vaccine was 100% effective in preventing COVID-19,” the FDA said in a statement. Across California, 21 children have died of the inflammatory syndrome; their median age was 15. All 186 MIS-C cases in L.A. County needed hospitalization, with about 40% of those children needing intensive care.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 13, 2021 15:16 UTC