Beshear: Kentucky sites can vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says residents ages 12 to 15 will be able to be vaccinated for COVID-19 starting Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved usage of the Pfizer vaccine for people 12 and older. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for the younger age group came earlier this week. Beshear says state vaccination sites will be able to administer the Pfizer vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds. A parent or guardian must give consent for anyone 12 to 17 to receive the vaccine. The state reported 680 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and 10 new deaths.