Children ages 5 and older are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. While more than 34,000 Ohio kids received their first shot last week, there are still many families hoping to get their young ones vaccinated before the holidays.
Most children experience only mild symptoms, or no symptoms at all, when infected with COVID-19. But experts say some have developed severe illness, enough to be hospitalized, and more than 600 children under the age of 18 have died from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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"Right now, in the community, the leading groups that are getting COVID are kids under 18," Gamble Vaccine Research Center director at Cincinnati Children's Dr. Robert Frenck told The Enquirer. "When we first started this pandemic, 70-year-olds and above were the highest incidents, but now, they're the lowest incidents. A lot of it is because of the vaccine."
Pfizer is the only vaccine available for those 18 and under. At most sites, minors must have a parent or legal guardian with them to be able to get the shot. Other clinics accept written permission from a parent or guardian.
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Here's a list of local vaccine clinics accepting appointments and walk-ins for children:
Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine for kids in Greater Cincinnati
Schools, pediatric hospitals and public health clinics will be at the epicenter of Ohio's push to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19.
Appointments can be scheduled by visiting gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov. There is also a map of COVID-19 vaccine provider locations available on the Ohio Department of Health website.
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You can also request an appointment at Cincinnati Children's, or walk in on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Those clinics take place at the hospital's Burnet Campus, located at 3333 Burnet Ave. in Cincinnati.
Walk ins are accepted for Pfizer COVID-19 shots at the Cincinnati Health Department, located at 3101 Burnet Ave., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
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The Butler County General Health District provides all three COVID-19 vaccines to all eligible participants at the Butler County Educational Service Center, located at 400 North Erie Boulevard in Hamilton. Those clinics are available from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday and Tuesday this week.
Hamilton County Public Health provides COVID-19 vaccine clinics through its 513 Relief Bus, which will be at the following locations this week:
- Monday: Hughes STEM High School, located at 2515 Clifton Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Wednesday: Hartwell Unity Christian Church, located at 8359 Burns Ave., from 1 to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: Whitewater Life Center, located at 5571 OH-128 in Cleves, from 1 to 5 p.m.
- Friday: First Baptist Church of Hartwell, located at 8405 Dixie Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Patients can also request in-home vaccines for those whom are homebound.
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The department will also offer Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines at the following sites:
Hamilton County Public Health, located at 250 William Howard Taft Road in Cincinnati, Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Powel Crosley Jr. YMCA, located at 9601 Winton Road in Cincinnati, on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 1553 Kinney Ave. in Cincinnati, on Fridays from noon to 5 p.m.
Anderson Center, located at 7850 Five Mile Road in Anderson Township, on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Wyoming Civic Center, located at 1 Worthington Ave. in Cincinnati, on Monday from 2 to 5 p.m.
Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, located at 9991 Wayne Ave. in Cincinnati, on Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m.
A full list of vaccine locations is listed on The Health Collaborative's Test and Protect Cincy website.
Where to get COVID-19 vaccines for kids in NKY
The Northern Kentucky Health Department is also providing vaccination clinics this week for children ages 5 and older, by appointment only. Contact a county health center to schedule an appointment at one of the following child vaccine clinics:
- Tuesday: Kenton County Health Center, located at 2002 Madison Ave. in Covington, from 2:30 to 5:50 p.m.
- Thursday: Boone County Health Center, located at 7505 Burlington Pike in Florence, from 2:30 to 5:50 p.m.
- Thursday: Campbell County Health Center, located at 1098 Monmouth St. in Newport, from 2:30 to 5:50 p.m.
- Thursday: Grant County Health Center, located at 234 Barnes Road in Williamstown, from 2:30 to 5:50 p.m.
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Vaccine clinics are also available at some local Kroger, Meijer, Sam's Club, Walgreens and CVS stores. Go to store websites for details and to book appointments.
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