California intends to offer COVID-19 vaccinations for 3.5 million children in the age group of five to 11 at various locations such as school clinics, pharmacies, pediatrician offices and county sites
“This is an important step in protecting our children and our community, providing relief for families, and creating an additional level of protection to maintain in-person learning for our schools,” Santa Clara Health Officer Sara Cody said in a statement. Many of Santa Clara’s county sites were decorated with kid-friendly motifs like animals and included games like scavenger hunts, while others handed out coloring books and prizes, officials said.
Monica Strickland with her daughter Madeleine, 11, and son Liam, 6, after her kids received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Rady's Children's Hospital in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 3.Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last month that California would have the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren – about 6.7 million public and private school students in the nation’s most populous state – once the federal government has given final approval for the shots.
The federal government has promised enough vaccine to protect the nation’s 28 million kids in this age group, with many enthusiastic parents rushing to get their younger children inoculated before the holiday season.
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