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St. Luke’s will begin scheduling vaccine boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds

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Posted at 12:04 PM, Jan 17, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-17 18:35:29-05

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — St. Luke’s announced it will begin scheduling vaccine boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds and moderately or severely immunocompromised 5- to 11-year-olds.

This comes after the Center for Disease Control’s recent approval to expand approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster to these groups.

"We will start scheduling Pfizer boosters for the 12 to 15 age group today and start administering those tomorrow… Those are recommended five months after a primary series with an mRNA vaccine," said Dr. Jim Souza, St. Luke’s Chief Physician Executive.

Scheduling for eligible children will open 7 p.m. Jan. 17. To schedule an appointment, visit St. Luke’s website.