Pending an expected formal federal sign off today, New York City run coronavirus vaccine sites will start administering the Pfizer vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 starting tomorrow. The city is giving parents three options on how to get younger children the vaccine. City run sites, pediatricians starting in the coming days and next week younger children can get vaccinated at school. Parent must give consent. One of the city’ top doctors, Mitchell Katz reassures parents the vaccine has been proven safe and effective.
“Children bounce back much faster than adults do from vaccination. The side effects that we will see will be very minimal. For most kids, just be a little bit of pain in the arm and a few tears."
Mayor de Blasio reiterated he has no plans in his final weeks in office to put in a vaccine mandate in order to attend school.