Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD) will begin administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 doses for children (6 months- 4 years of age) from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday (June 28).
This clinic will be a smaller clinic only utilizing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those that are 6 months-4 years of age. Three Rivers will have other clinics for all other COVID-19 doses (please see below). Appointments are not needed. In accordance with FDA authorization and CDC recommendations, eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines available for children down to 6 months of age is as follows:
· Children 6 months – 4 years of age are eligible for three shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The initial two doses are administered three weeks apart, followed by a third dose administered at least eight weeks after the second dose. The two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has already been authorized and available for children 5 years and older.
Vaccinations help prevent many childhood diseases like chickenpox, flu, measles, mumps, polio, and whooping cough. COVID-19 vaccine is another safe and effective vaccine that will help keep children healthy. Vaccinating children can also help protect family members who may be at increased risk of getting very sick if they get COVID-19.
Three Rivers is offering all vaccines at all of their walk-in clinics (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J and this does include 5-11 doses).
Clinics coming up include:
June 28: 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Three Rivers Public Health Department, 2400 N Lincoln Avenue, Fremont, (6 months-4 years of age)
June 28: 4 to 7 p.m., Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont (5 years of age and older).
July 5: 9 to 11:30 a.m., Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont (6 months-4 years of age).
July 5: 1 to 4 p.m., Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont (5 years of age and older).
July 5: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Three Rivers Public Health Department Lake Wanahoo Clinic, 1320 31st Street in Wahoo (5 years of age and older).
As a reminder, free COVID-19 test kits are available at community locations throughout the 3RPHD health jurisdiction. Residents can have as many as their family needs with a limit of six at one time at no charge.
These are important to have on-hand so if you or a family member feels a minor COVID-like symptom, you can quickly test to make a decision about how to keep yourself and others that may be around you healthy and safe.
Once picked up, individuals can perform the test on their own or be helped through a video call. If done through the video call, you will receive a certified lab report that can be used for travel, medical procedures, and other documentation needs. Find a location near you: https://tinyurl.com/2ejtbrsu.
If you are homebound or require special accommodations and wish to receive a COVID-19 test or vaccine, please contact Three Rivers at 402-704-2245.
The 3RPHD Data Dashboard will be updated weekly on Mondays and can be found at: https://www.threeriverspublichealth.org/COVID-19/COVID-19-Updates
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