Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who can provide consent for the vaccine, officials say.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be young people between 12 and 17 years old beginning Thursday at both public and private locations across Pima County, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Arizona Daily Star, File
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to youths from 12 to 17 years old beginning Thursday at Udall Park under a partnership between Tucson Medical Center and the Pima County Health Department.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the vaccine for ages 12 to 15 on Wednesday, making the younger age group now officially eligible. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer shots for this age group Monday pending CDC approval.
Registration was set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, for TMC appointments that would start Thursday morning at the Udall Park vaccination site, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road. Appointments are available online at vaccine.tmcaz.com.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who can provide consent for the vaccine.
Residents under 17 are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine at this time. The Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines are currently authorized for ages 18 and older.
The state-run sites and private pharmacies will also offer Pfizer shots to this age group starting Thursday.
In Tucson, the state vaccination site is at the University of Arizona, in the Ina E. Gittings Building, Room 129, 1737 E. University Blvd., which is on the north side of the UA Mall, just west of North Campbell Avenue.