COVID-19 vaccines available Tuesday for Massachusetts kids as young as 6 months old
REPORTER: STARTING TOMORROW TH BOOKING THEIR APPOINTMENTS. A MAJOR MILESTONE. CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS OLD NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE. >> I THINK AS SOON AS WE CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL THAT’S OK REPORTER: PARENTS SAY THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. >> IF THEY CAN GO MASKLESS WITH VACCINES AND STUFF LIKE THAT I’M ALL FOR IT REPORTER: THE PEDIATRIC DOSES ARE SMALLER. PFIZER IS THREE SHOTS OVER 11 WEEKS. EACH DOSE ONE TENTH THE SIZE OF THE ADULT DOSE. MODERNA’S VACCINE ONE QUARTER THE ADULT DOSE IS TWO SHOTS GIVEN ONE MONTH APART. DR GERGEN BARNETT >> THE GREAT NEWS IS THESE ARE VERY LOW DOSES, THEY’RE VERY SAFE, THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE VERY MINIMAL. REPORTER: THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT HESITANCY. IN MASSACHUSETTS MORE THAN 369,000 CHILDREN ARE BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND FOUR-YEARS-OLD. STATE VACCINATION NUMBERS SHOW IN CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO ELEVEN, 257,000 ARE FULLY VACCINATED. THAT’S ABOUT 58%. DOCTORS SAY PARENTS SHOULD TALK WITH PEDIATRICIANS. >> WE WANT TO KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY NOT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN SAKE BUT FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYBODY IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE COMMUNITY. REPORTER: AT UNION PHARMACY IN NEWTON THEY’RE ALREADY FIELDING CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT THEIR LITTLE ONES VACCINATED. STARTING THIS WEEKEND, THE PHARMACY PLANS TO GIVE OUT THE SHOTS TO CHILDREN AGES THREE AND OLDER. >> WE’RE EXPECTING QUITE A LARGE LIKE VOLUME OF PEOPLE TO COME IN REPORTER: THE STATE SAYS EVENTUALLY THE VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT MORE THAN 400 LOCATIONS. YOU CAN CALL 211 OR USE THE STATE’S VAXFINDER TOOL TO FIND OUT WHER
COVID-19 vaccines available Tuesday for Massachusetts kids as young as 6 months old
There are concerns about hesitancy, as only 58% of the state’s children ages 5-11 are fully vaccinated.
BOSTON —
There are concerns about hesitancy, as only 58% of the state’s children ages 5-11 are fully vaccinated.
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