Children between the ages of 5 and 11 in New York City can now get vaccinated against the coronavirus starting this Thursday, and receive a $ 100 incentive, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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The Department of Health (DOH) indicated that the vaccine will be distributed in all the vaccination centers of the hospitals and clinics of the city’s public health system. Parents who bring their children to these sites will be able to purchase the $ 100.
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The vaccine will also be available in pediatric offices, as well as in schools, but starting next Monday.
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That works out to 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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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 high expectationsThe 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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