Walmart, CVS, Walgreens among pharmacies now giving COVID-19 vaccines to young children

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some of the largest pharmacies successful the state are present giving retired COVID-19 vaccine shots for children 5 to 11.

Walgreens, Walmart and CVS started accepting online appointments for young children pursuing the CDC’s sign-off Tuesday night of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the property group.

Walgreens started administering the pediatric doses astatine thousands of stores Saturday and CVS besides started administering the vaccine this weekend.

Publix pharmacies successful Florida started giving the changeable Friday.

Pediatricians and superior attraction doctors, on with children’s hospitals and clinics astatine schools, volition besides commencement giving retired shots.

For much accusation astir wherever to get vaccine appointments for children, sojourn Vaccines.gov.

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