Children as young as 6 months now receiving COVID-19 vaccine
NEEDHAM WITH OUR TOP STORY. JEN. JENNIFER: THE COORDINATOR FOR THE CLINIC HERE SAYS SHE PREORDERED THE VACCINE WITH THE STATE AND HAS BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR TODAY. SHE ALSO SAYS SHE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE EMAILS FROM PARENTS HOPING TO GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED. A THUMBS UP FROM TWO AND HALF-YEAR-OLD GABBY SHATZ, JUST BEFORE SHE GOT HER FIRST DOSE OF MODERNA’S COVID-19 VACCINE. GABBY AND HER BROTHER CALEB, WHO IS ABOUT TO TURN FIVE, WERE THE FIRST TO GET THE SHOT AT ONE OF THE FIRST CLINICS OFFERING THE VACCINE TO THE YOUNGEST AGE GROUP. >> I FEEL SAFE NOW, I REALLY DO. >> THE RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE . AND THE SLOTS FILLED UP WITHIN 30 MINUTES. JENNIFER: APPOINTMENTS BOOKED UP 300 FOR THE CLINIC HELD AT TEMPLE BETH SHALOM IN NEEDHAM AND RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A PRIVATE DOCTOR’S OFFICE. >> I’VE BEEN RESPONDING TO A NUMBER OF REQUESTS BY EMAIL. I CAN’T KEEP UP. JENNIFER: THE MODERNA VACCINE IS TWO DOSES GIVEN FOUR WEEKS APART, THE STRENGTH IS ONE QUARTER THAT OF THE ADULT DOSE. PFIZER’S VACCINE, THREE SHOTS GIVEN OVER 11 WEEKS, ONE TENTH THE SIZE OF THE ADULT DOSE. FOR THESE YOUNG KIDS THERE ARE SPECIAL TOUCHES. >> THE KIDS IN THIS CLINIC ARE BRINGING THEIR BEARS AND THEIR STUFFED ANIMALS. THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE A STUFFY CLINIC WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO VACCINATE THEIR BEARS AND THEIR STUFFED ANIMALS. JENNIFER: GABBY’S MOTHER SAYS THE CDC SIGNING OFF AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF HER PEDIATRICIAN CONVINCED HER TO HAVE HER CHILDREN VACCINATED. >> I WANT THEM TO SOCIALIZE, ESPECIALLY HER, SHE’S A PANDEMIC BABY SO I JUST WANT THEM TO BE SAFE AND BE VACCINATED SO I DON’T HAVE TO WORRY. JENNIFER: THE VACCINE FINDER WEBSITE STILL DOES NOT LIST LOCATIONS FOR THE YOUNGEST AGE GROUP. THEY HOPE TO HAVE THE LIST UP AND RUNNING TODAY. THE BEST ADVICE IS CALL YO
Children as young as 6 months now receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Appointments to vaccinate Massachusetts children between 6 months and 4 years old against COVID-19 are now being offered.
Appointments to vaccinate Massachusetts children between 6 months and 4 years old against COVID-19 are now being offered.
