May 12, 2021

Adolescents 12 to 15-Years-Old in Hawai‘i Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine

The Hawai‘i Department of Health today announced that adolescents age 12 to 15 are now eligible for COVID vaccines.

Today, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents. The CDC now recommends that this vaccine be used among this population, and providers may begin vaccinating them right away.