COVID-19 Vaccine Information
The FDA has authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 and older.
Why Should Your Child Get the Vaccine?
- If they are exposed at school and do not have symptoms, they will not have to quarantine. They can remain at school as long as they are not exhibiting any symptoms.
- It will be safer for children who are active in sports and camps.
- Vaccinated children will help protect the more vulnerable people they come in contact with such as their older family members and people in the community who are immunocompromised.
- By their veing vaccinated, it will help contribute to herd immunity where the entire population is better protected and the risk of a new resistant-variant virus develping is significantly lessened.