Friends and neighbors,
Starting today, Delaware’s vaccine providers are now administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine to children ages 5 to 11.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to contact your child’s pediatrician to schedule a vaccination appointment. If your pediatrician is not offering the vaccine at this time, children also can be vaccinated at a limited number of large chain pharmacies, at federally qualified health centers if you are a patient, or at the following Division of Public Health pop up sites:
- Canby Park: 1920 Maryland Ave., Wilmington, DE 19805
- University Plaza, 256 Chapman Road, Suite 100, Newark, DE 19702
- Blue Hen Corporate Center: 655 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901
- Georgetown Plaza: 19 Georgetown Plaza, Georgetown, DE 19947
This announcement from the Delaware Division of Public Health comes after the FDA and CDC approved the Pfizer vaccine for children in this age group.
The reduced Pfizer dose for children was found to be more than 90% protective against developing symptomatic COVID-19.
For a complete list of locations where adult vaccines are available, visit de.gov/getmyvaccine.
Thank you,
Nicole Poore
Senator, District 12