Rhode Island Girl Gets Vaccinated After FDA Approves Pfizer Shot for Young Teenagers

Rhode Island administered its https://twitter.com/GovDanMcKee/status/1392282109092433920 one millionth coronavirus jab on May 11, a day after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for adolescents 12 years and up. "COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective," Rhode Island governor Dan McKee https://covid.ri.gov/press-releases/registration-covid-19-vaccination-open-children-12-15-years-age said in a statement . "I'm urging all parents to get their 12 to 15-year-olds vaccinated. This vaccine will help keep kids, families, and our community safe." This footage by Mike Cohea shows his 13-year-old daughter receiving her shot at the Dunkin Donuts vaccine centre in the Ocean State's capital of Providence. The https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is administered as two shots with three weeks between doses. (Footage By Mike Cohea/Storyful via Getty Images)