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Letting teens consent on their own may boost HPV vaccine rates

by WFIS | Nov 22, 2021 | Education News, Student Safety

Futurity Source: Mallory Locklear for Yale University   The strategy is already a policy in a handful of US states. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which is recommended for children between ages 11 and 12, is highly effective at preventing cervical...

Student Vaccine Mandate Considerations For Private Schools

by WFIS | Sep 9, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

By Kathryn Murphy, Rob Duston and Levi Schy for Law360 On Aug. 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for individuals ages 16 and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been approved for those 16 and up under an emergency use...

What’s the latest on a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

by WFIS | Jul 20, 2021 | Covid-19, Covid-19 WFIS updates, Student Safety, WFIS News

More than half a year has passed since the first vaccine for COVID-19 and almost half the US has protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But there still isn’t one for children younger than 12. from Futurity Vaccine makers have been working to make their products...

Pfizer and BioNTech apply for full U.S. approval for their Covid vaccine

by WFIS | May 7, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, WFIS News

NY Times May 7, 2021 Pfizer and the German company BioNTech have become the first companies to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 16 and older. The vaccine is currently being administered to...

WA Department of Health adopting CDC guidance on safe behaviors post-vaccine

by WFIS | Mar 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News

March 10, 2021 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is adopting the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding post-vaccine behavior. If someone has been fully vaccinated, they can: Gather indoors with...
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