Georgia health systems open vaccine appointments for children

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File photograph November 3, 2021

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Starting Monday, parents of children ages 5 to 11 tin docket appointments to get vaccinated done the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH).

To docket an appointment, go online to the Georgia DPH vaccine website. Find a convenient time. Appointments are arranged successful 15-minute increments. Appointments are required.

Glynn County Health Department astatine 2747 Fourth Street successful Brunswick
You bash not person to unrecorded successful the region to get the vaccine astatine that location
It’s escaped to anyone, careless of their security status

The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved COVID-19 vaccines successful children ages 5-11 earlier this month.

The authorization expands the COVID-19 vaccine to 28 cardinal kids successful the U.S. There are astir 1 cardinal children successful the 5 - 11 property radical successful Georgia.

The authorities tracks information for kids aged 5-10. At slightest 73,000 of them person gotten COVID-19. More than fractional of those cases were successful the past 3 months.

The vaccine for kids ages 5 done 11 has the aforesaid progressive ingredients, but the dose is one-third of what the adults receive.

Many vaccine clinics and pediatricians’ offices successful Georgia person already received doses of the vaccine successful anticipation of them being approved for children.

At slightest 22 children person died of COVID-19 successful Georgia since the commencement of the pandemic.