CDC recommends Pfizer COVID vaccine for 12-15-year-olds

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health is pleased adolescents age 12 to 15 are now eligible for COVID vaccines. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 12 to 15-year-olds receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The recommendation comes two days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization for the […]

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Temporary increase of WIC cash value benefits

Financial relief for Hawaiʻi WIC families HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program will increase their cash value benefit (CVB) to $35 for first-use dates of June, July, August, and September. In addition to the CVB that participants can use to purchase fruits and vegetables at authorized WIC vendors, participants receive milk, […]

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Vaccination shot available at MHS on 5/12 and 5/14 from 1-5pm. Open to community including students ages 16+ (minors need parent consent). Pre-register online. Walk-ins Welcome... http://edne.tw/n719584

On Mon. May 10, the FDA expanded the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of #COVID19 to include adolescents 12-15 years of age! Hawaiʻi residents age 12+ can now receive the Pfizer vaccine! Find a vaccination site near you at https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccination-registration/!

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