Gov. Ralph DLG Torres is excited with the arrival of over 2,000 pediatric doses of Pfizer\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine as this will be an opportunity to having children from age 5 to 11 get vaccinated. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat will cover a whole new spectrum of ages and that\u2019s what we want. We want to give this opportunity for our children,\u201d said Torres during a a radio news briefing.<\/p>\n
He hopes the Public School System, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., and the COVID-19 Task Force will work together to see what they can do to mandate children vaccination.<\/p>\n
He said he will have his children vaccinated.<\/p>\n
As to the protocol that will be implemented if a positive case pops up in school again, Torres said they have not finalized that yet with CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a and COVID-19 Task Force chair Warren Villagomez.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that is definitely something that we continue to look at. So there\u2019s a lot of possibilities. And also one important thing is that it\u2019s fluid. We say one thing and the next time, it may change,\u201d Torres said. <\/p>\n
The governor emphasized they follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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