Kristen Reynolds, right, receives a Johnson& Johnson vaccine from volunteer Kane County nurse Jeanette Wampach at the mass vaccination clinic in Aurora, Illinois, on April 9, 2021. - Stacey Wescott/TNS
CHICAGO — More than 20% of Illinoisans are fully vaccinated and able to resume some normal activities, but people with young children may be waiting a little bit longer. None of the authorized vaccine providers in the U.S. are approved for use in people younger than 16, but Pfizer on Friday requested authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for adolescents between 12 and 15. The trials for younger children, though, have just begun and are still months from such a request. Experts estimate that the vaccines may not be authorized for them until late this year or early 2022. Although c...
