What you should know
- Parents of students from various New York City public schools lined up Monday morning for the COVID-19 vaccine to be given to newly eligible minors.
- Our sister network News 4 New York learned of reports that some schools quickly ran out of vaccines on the first day of the city-run COVID vaccination campaign for children 5 years of age and older.
- However, the city says there is no shortage of vaccines in the city, and maintains that delays and supply problems only occurred in very few places.
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NEW YORK – Parents of students from various New York City public schools lined up Monday morning for the COVID-19 vaccine to be given to newly eligible minors.
However, several schools in the city apparently got more than they bargained for. Our sister network News 4 New York learned of reports that some schools quickly ran out of vaccines on the first day of the city-run COVID vaccination campaign for children 5 years of age and older.
Dozens of parents brought their children to school in the hope that they would be partially vaccinated against COVID-19 before lunchtime. When the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine made its way to the PS 261 school playground, parents applauded the health workers. But those same cheers turned to concerns when the vaccine distributor ran out of vaccines in less than an hour.
The Department of Education has been making a great effort this week to give all students ages 5 and older the opportunity to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. A location in Boerum Hill, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, only received 50 doses on Monday morning. It seems that other places also experienced a shortage.
However, the city says there is no shortage of vaccines in the city, and maintains that delays and supply problems only occurred in a very few places.
New York City public schools began a series of school vaccination drives on Monday, creating student vaccination clinics in more than 1,000 school buildings serving students ages 5 to 11 as part of an effort to dose those newly eligible with the Pfizer injection.
That works out to roughly 200 school sites a day between now and next Monday.
Mayor Bill De Blasio announced the planned school campaign as another means of convenience for parents who consider it to be the best option for their families. Children who will take part of the program, which will run until next Monday, must have a parent or guardian with them to get vaccinated.
Verbal consent can also be provided over the phone, although some schools may require in-person supervision on a case-by-case basis. Click here to find the consent form, the list of school immunization sites and when they open.
Parents can now take their children to receive the Pfizer vaccine at city-run vaccine sites, where their children are eligible for $ 100 incentives, as well as pharmacies and private providers. Appointments are recommended, but not required. Walk-ins are accepted.
Nearly 17,000 New York City children ages 5 to 11 have been vaccinated against COVID since the CDC recommended last week that lower-dose injections be given to younger children, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. .
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