Dr. Yvonne Davila draws a dose of coronavirus vaccine from a vial during a UIW School of Nursing COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the West Side’s Sacred Heart Church in January. Children from 6 months to 5 years are now eligible.A vaccine clinic for children under age five was completely booked just hours after online registration opened Wednesday, but parents and caregivers have other options as they seek COVID-19 vaccinations for their youngest children.
University Health filled all 75 slots for its Saturday’s vaccine clinic at the Robert B. Green campus on Wednesday, following the long-awaited approval of vaccines for young children as young as six months.
across San Antonio. Parents and guardians who take their children to get vaccinated at a Metro Health clinic are eligible to receive a $100 H-E-B gift card after the final dose, while supplies last.Sign up to receive The Daily Reach every morning.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
For now, this is University Health’s only planned vaccine drive for children under 5. A spokeswoman said the hospital needed to know when it will receive more vaccines before another clinic can be planned. University Health’s clinic will only offer the Pfizer vaccine, which is a three-dose series. After children receive the first vaccine, parents will schedule an appointment for the second dose three weeks later, with the final dose administered eight weeks after the second. Children will be observed for 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine, just as adults are.
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