After CDC approval, LDH urging COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11

After CDC approval, LDH urging COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11

November 22, 2021 |Louisiana’s Department of Health is urging parents to get kids ages 5-11 vaccinated for COVID-19 following recent approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the holiday season begins. The CDC recommended the two shot Pfizer-BioNTech for children 5-11 on Nov. 2 at one-third of the dosage given to older children and adults.

Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alabama

Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alabama

November 22, 2021 | Children ages 5 – 11 are eligible for vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which is now available in locations throughout the state, including community retail pharmacies and county health departments. Alabama expects to have an adequate vaccine supply to meet demand, and more vaccine will be arriving each day as orders are filled. The vaccine for children is a smaller dose and is given as a 2-dose series, three weeks apart. Pfizer is the only COVID-19 vaccine product that has current authorization for COVID-19 vaccine to this age group.

Alabama’s top doctors strongly endorsing COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11

Alabama’s top doctors strongly endorsing COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11

November 14, 2021 | Children ages 5-11 are eligible for vaccination with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available across the state and strongly endorsed by some of Alabama’s top pediatric doctors. “This is a really exciting time,” Dr. David Kimberlin, co-director of the pediatric infectious diseases division at Children’s Hospital of Alabama, said in a recent livestreamed Facebook video. “This is something across the board that’s recommended. I hope that’s enough for parents. In reality, there will be a lot of people that have questions.”