Weis Markets and other stores across central Pennsylvania are rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine for children.More COVID-19 vaccines will be going into the arms of children aged 5 to 11 as more pharmacies and health systems begin administering the shots. The rollout for young children will look much different than what it did for adults. There will be no mass vaccination sites or long lines. Instead, parents can sign up for appointments in individual doctor’s offices and pharmacies.The pharmacy at Weis in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, is expected to start giving shots on Friday, as are Weis pharmacies in Mechanicsburg, York, Lebanon, Harrisburg and Willow Street. All Weis locations will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine for kids next week.Pa. health systems getting vaccineHealth systems across Pennsylvania are starting to get shipments of the Pfizer vaccine for younger children. Wellspan says parents can start making appointments for their children next week. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is holding a children’s clinic at the suburban pavilion on Saturday, Nov. 6. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 717-588-1165 or online through the MyLGHealth patient portal.Penn State Health says its children’s appointments are already booked, but they expect to get more doses soon. Parents can use Penn State Health’s online scheduler to check for appointments when they are available.The children’s Pfizer vaccine is one-third the amount of the doses given to people 12 and up. Even with children, two doses need to be spaced apart.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. —
Weis Markets and other stores across central Pennsylvania are rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine for children.
More COVID-19 vaccines will be going into the arms of children aged 5 to 11 as more pharmacies and health systems begin administering the shots.
The rollout for young children will look much different than what it did for adults. There will be no mass vaccination sites or long lines. Instead, parents can sign up for appointments in individual doctor’s offices and pharmacies.
The pharmacy at Weis in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, is expected to start giving shots on Friday, as are Weis pharmacies in Mechanicsburg, York, Lebanon, Harrisburg and Willow Street. All Weis locations will be offering the COVID-19 vaccine for kids next week.
Pa. health systems getting vaccine
Health systems across Pennsylvania are starting to get shipments of the Pfizer vaccine for younger children. Wellspan says parents can start making appointments for their children next week.
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is holding a children’s clinic at the suburban pavilion on Saturday, Nov. 6. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 717-588-1165 or online through the MyLGHealth patient portal.
Penn State Health says its children’s appointments are already booked, but they expect to get more doses soon. Parents can use Penn State Health’s online scheduler to check for appointments when they are available.
The children’s Pfizer vaccine is one-third the amount of the doses given to people 12 and up. Even with children, two doses need to be spaced apart.