RENO — Nevada has started making COVID-19 shots available to children as young as 12 years old after federal health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer's vaccine in kids.
The Southern Nevada Health District said it would begin offering the Pfizer shots to anyone 12 and older at the Las Vegas Convention Center and many other sites on Thursday.
The Washoe County Health District also began offering the shots to anyone 12 and older at its drive-through post at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center.
Patients age 12 to 17 are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Appointments are recommended by not required.
"The more people that are vaccinated in our community, the better protected everyone will be," said Dr. Fermin Leguen, district health officer for the Southern Nevada Health District.
Karissa Loper, chief of Nevada's Bureau of Child, Family and Community Wellness, scheduled a briefing Thursday afternoon to provide details on the vaccine eligibility expansion statewide.
Pfizer's vaccine has been used for months in people 16 and older, and earlier this week the Food and Drug Administration cleared its use for those as young as age 12.
