[Covid-19] Pediatric vaccine clinics for ages 5-11 planned for Nov. 8, 9 & 11

[Lisa Phu]

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155 S. Seward Street  ▪  Juneau, Alaska  99801  ▪  907-586-5240


INFORMATION RELEASE
November 1, 2021

Pediatric vaccine clinics for ages 5-11 planned for Nov. 8, 9 & 11
In anticipation of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommending the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for youth ages 5-11, several vaccine clinics are scheduled for next week with registration opening as early as Thursday. The City and Borough of Juneau – in partnership with Juneau Public Health Center, Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau School District, local pediatricians, and other community organizations – is planning to host free pediatric vaccine clinics for all Juneau youth ages 5-11 on November 8, 9, and 11. Pending CDC approval, families can sign up to have their child vaccinated at a clinic starting Thursday, November 4 at noon on juneau.org/vaccine<https://juneau.org/covid-19/vaccine-information> or at 907-586-6000.
Pediatric vaccine clinics are planned for:

  *   Monday, November 8, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Marie Drake Building
  *   Monday, November 8, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Floyd Dryden Middle School
  *   Tuesday, November 9, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Mendenhall River Community School
  *   Tuesday, November 9, 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School
  *   Thursday, November 11, 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Riverbend Elementary School

Any child in Juneau age 5 to 11 – the child does not have to be enrolled in the Juneau School District – is welcome to get a vaccine at these clinics and may attend whichever one is most convenient. Youth must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Nurses and pediatricians will be at the clinics administering vaccinations. Capital City Fire/Rescue will help monitor students after their shot for any potential reactions. Flu vaccine will also be available, as an add-on, for parents who would like their child to receive a flu shot at the same time.
Juneau has approximately 2,700 children aged 5-11. CBJ anticipates receiving about 1,200 Pfizer doses from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services for these clinics. Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will also be available through SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)<https://covid19.searhc.org/>, some local pharmacies, and the Juneau Public Health Center. CBJ expects there will be sufficient supply for a first dose for every child whose parent desires vaccination in the first half of November.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday<https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use-children-5-through-11-years-age> authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine to include children 5 to 11. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices<https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html> is set to meet November 2-3 to discuss whether to recommend the vaccine to that age group. The pediatric vaccine clinics are pending CDC adopting the committee’s recommendation.
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For more information, contact Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander/CBJ Deputy City Manager Robert Barr at 586-5240 or Robert.Barr at juneau.org<mailto:Robert.Barr at juneau.org>, or email COVIDquestions at juneau.org<mailto:COVIDquestions at juneau.org>.




Lisa Phu
Public Information Officer
City & Borough of Juneau
(907) 586-5374
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