The Tompkins County Health Department is announcing that all 1,200 available COVID-19 Vaccine appointments for 5 to 11 year old children at the Mall site have been filled. TCHD is encouraging families who were unable to make an appointment for November 5 or November 6 to watch for clinics to be announced for next weekend or to seek vaccine through a pharmacy or medical office.
Future clinics for this population are being planned and will be announced once vaccine doses are available. Clinic announcements will be sent as soon as they are available by local school districts, TST BOCES, and other community partners to directly communicate to families with children 5-11 years old.
For more information on clinics and vaccine approval for this population, refer to the TCHD press release issued on November 3.
A COVID-19 Town Hall will take place on Monday, November 8 from 4:00pm – 5:00pm. The town hall can be viewed on You Tube and will be archived at the same link, questions from the public will be taken during the event. Guests will include Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker, physician at Northeast Pediatrics, and Rachel Buckwalter, Senior Community Health Nurse at TCHD. Please consider joining to hear more about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and other updates.
Additional information about the Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 can be found on the TCHD website’s vaccine FAQ page.
Booster doses continue to be available for eligible populations. Please contact your primary care provider or local pharmacy.
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