Health Care District Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 through 11

Starting tomorrow, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County will provide free, walk-up access to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric dose vaccine as authorized by the FDA and approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for children ages 5 through 11. The pediatric dose of the vaccine, which is one-third the strength of the vaccine formulated for individuals ages 12 and older, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Health Care District’s mobile clinic in the Lantana Clinic parking lot at 1250 Southwinds Drive in Lantana. Another Health Care District mobile clinic will offer the pediatric-dose vaccines in partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County at public elementary schools and other School District sites. No appointments are needed.

“Today we received pediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine so we can start vaccinating children ages 5 through 11 starting tomorrow morning,” said Belma Andrić, MD, MPH, the Health Care District’s Chief Medical Officer. “It’s an exciting time as this is one of the final major milestones in our vaccination efforts countywide. Vaccinating young children will bring a sense of relief to many parents and we hope to make it easy and convenient for them. Although many children who contract the virus will easily recover, we cannot predict who will become very sick. According to the CDC, COVID-19 is the eighth-leading cause of death in this age group. The sooner parents vaccinate their children, the better.”

Children ages 5 through 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to be vaccinated. Here is the Health Care District’s upcoming COVID-19 vaccination schedule for children ages 5 to 11:

Third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are also available per CDC guidelines for eligible individuals 18 years and older who present their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card showing they received two prior Pfizer doses.

The mobile vaccination sites are closed on Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. Visit www.hcdpbc.org and click the blue COVID-19 Information Center button for updates to the Health Care District’s COVID-19 vaccination schedule. To date, the Health Care District has provided over 220,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in the community.

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About the Health Care District
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County provides primary medical care and dental services for adults and children at the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, a coordinated and lifesaving Trauma System that includes two FAA-certified Trauma Hawk air ambulances, registered nurses in nearly 170 public schools, short and long-term skilled nursing at the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach, and acute care at its teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center, which is accredited by The Joint Commission and serves the rural Glades’ communities.

About the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number H80CS25684 for Health Center Cluster in the award amount of $7,111,563. Of the total project, 81.9% is financed with nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. The C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics were granted Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deeming status effective January 1, 2021.