Dayton Children’s begins vaccinating kids 12 years and older

DAYTON — Dayton Children’s Hospital held their first public vaccine clinic for anyone 12 year old and older on Saturday.

The clinic offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s vaccine for use in kids ages 12-15 years old. The vaccine was previously approved for anyone 16 years old and over.

“When this new age group becomes vaccinated, they’ll be protecting not only themselves, but their parents, grandparents and their community. By getting vaccinated, they will help put an end to this pandemic,” Dr. Adam Mezoff, chief medical officer and vice president at Dayton Children’s said in a statement.

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The hospital has four additional vaccination clinics scheduled at this time:

• May 18: Dayton Children’s main campus
• May 20: Dayton Children’s south campus
• May 22: Dayton Children’s south campus
• May 25: Dayton Children’s main campus

The hospital’s main campus is located at 1 Children’s Plaza in Dayton. South campus is located at 3333 West Tech Road in Miamisburg.

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Patients can sign up for a vaccine appointment at gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov.

The hospital will continue to partner with Dayton Public Schools to offer vaccination clinics at city schools.

If parents have additional questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, they can call Dayton Children’s COVID-19 parent hotline at 1-888-746-KIDS (5437). The hotline is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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