City Of Berkeley: COVID-19 Vaccine For Ages 5 To 11: Use Your Provider, Other Public Sites To Find Appointments

Berkeley CA

15 November, 2021

12:50 PM

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Press release from City of Berkeley: November 04, 2021 Berkeley, California (Thursday, November 04, 2021) - Parents or guardians seeking COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5- to 11-years-old can now sign up for appointments with their pediatricians, on MyTurn or with local pharmacies. These free vaccinations will use specific Pfizer-BioNTech doses designed and tested for these children. Walk-up sites with adult doses may not have the specific, packaged doses for children of these ages. Make an appointment to ensure a spot. Starting with your own health care provider is likely to be the fastest way to sign up. Kaiser Sutter Health Stanford Health Care You can also find appointments open to the general public at the following sites: MyTurn Walgreens Rite Aid CVS Get vaccinated as soon as possible Be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 Get very sick from COVID-19 Have both short and long-term health complications from COVID-19 Spread COVID-19 to others Links: COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens (CDC) FDA Authorization of Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds (FDA) Kaiser Sutter Health Stanford Health Care MyTurn Walgreens Rite Aid CVS This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author's own.