NEW YORK – Starting Monday, November 8, New York City will launch COVID-19 vaccination centers for children ages 5 to 11. The Department of Education will open the centers in public schools one day a week throughout November.
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In addition, the little ones who get vaccinated will be able to receive a payment of 100 dollars, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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The Department of Health (DOH) indicated that the vaccine will also be distributed in all hospitals and clinics of the public health system of the city, as well as in pediatricians’ offices.
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There will be about 1,070 school vaccination sites over the course of the week and about 200 school sites daily. All children will have the opportunity to receive a dose, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.
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“The city has been working with 1,500 providers because many parents prefer to go to their pediatricians or family providers,” DOH said in a statement.
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Vaccinations are available by appointment or walk-in, but appointments are recommended.
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De Blasio explained Wednesday that this will give those children more than enough time to be fully protected before Christmas and to get some protection before Thanksgiving.
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How many vaccines are available?
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DOH noted that there is sufficient supply in New York City and that they will receive more vaccines in the next 2-3 days to cover the first two weeks of implementation. In total there are 231,000 doses, but not all have been delivered in the city yet.
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How would the vaccine work in children?
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Children have to wait three weeks between two doses of Pfizer, like adults, but the doses are lower.
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What are the possible side effects?
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The side effects of the vaccine are similar to what some adults have experienced after being vaccinated, such as fatigue and fever, according to Dr. Warren Seigel, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics of the State of New York, a Gothamist. However, children are less likely to experience these symptoms than are adults.
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“The only thing different from the COVID-19 vaccine is that there may be swollen lymph nodes and some fatigue, but that goes away in a day or two,” Seigel said. “So there is nothing to worry about. The side effects are very, very similar to all the other vaccines children have received.”
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Does the vaccine have a cost?
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No, the vaccine is free. You also don’t need insurance or a check on your legal status.
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Children’s vaccine against covid-19 received the green light on Tuesday
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 on Tuesday. These doses are only one third of the amount given to adolescents and adults. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will recommend who should receive the FDA-approved vaccines.
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After months of great expectations, the announcement was made by CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. This came just hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided that Pfizer vaccines should arrive. to the 28 million young people in that age group.
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The AP reported that millions of injections by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have already been shipped to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies to be ready for the CDC’s decision.
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“Today is a monumental day in the course of this pandemic,” Walensky told the advisory panel as he began his deliberations early Tuesday.
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He said that while the risk of serious illness and death is lower in young children than in adults, it is real, and that Covid-19 has had a profound social impact, of mental and educational health in young people, including widening learning disparities.
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“There are kids in second grade who have never had a normal school year,” Walensky said. “Pediatric vaccination has the power to help us change all that.”
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Millions of injections by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have already been shipped to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies, in orange caps, to avoid confusion with adult vaccine vials with purple caps.
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