OPS TO REVIEW ITS MASK POLICY IN EARLY JANUARY

OMAHA- With COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 and upcoming soon, Omaha Public Schools officials said they will revisit the district’s mask policy in January.

At a school board meeting, OPS Superintendent Cheryl Logan encouraged all eligible people to talk to their doctor and get vaccinated against COVID-19.

An influential advisory panel on recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final decision followed later.

The Food and Drug Administration already has paved the way for young children to get Pfizer’s COVID vaccine.

The FDA cleared kid-size doses — a third of the amount given to teens and adults — for emergency use. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the final OK, making up to 28 million more American children eligible for vaccinations as early as this week.

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