Massachusetts to offer COVID vaccines to kids under 5 starting Tuesday

BOSTON – COVID vaccines shall be obtainable for youngsters from 6 months to 4 years previous in Massachusetts for the primary time starting on Tuesday.

The top of the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) authorized the vaccine on Saturday, hours after an advisory panel voted unanimously in favor of approving it.

On Sunday, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration introduced the state’s plan for making the pictures obtainable.

Dad and mom can name their major care supplier’s workplace straight for an appointment.

Appointments may also be discovered via the state’s VaxFinder web site. Anybody with problem accessing the web can name 2-1-1 Monday via Friday from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. in addition to Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

There shall be about 400 places providing pictures for youngsters 4 and youthful. Vaccines are already obtainable in Massachusetts for everybody 5 years and older.

“We all know dad and mom and households have been ready for this, and we’re happy to have this final age group authorized for the COVID-19 vaccine,” Dr. Estevan Garcia, a pediatrician, and Chief Medical Officer on the Massachusetts Division of Public Well being mentioned. “The vaccine for this age group has been rigorously examined and we encourage dad and mom so as to add this vaccine to the listing of crucial vaccinations their kids ought to obtain. We urge dad and mom to succeed in out to their kid’s well being care supplier with any questions they could have.”