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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some young children are already being vaccinated successful Maryland pursuing the national authorities giving the support to let the shots for those aged 5 to 11.
It's astir time…! Appointments for our archetypal COVID vaccine clinics for 5- to 11-year-olds volition beryllium released connected our website (https://t.co/WYOxeDgebP) TOMORROW, THU 11/4 aft 5PM.
A fewer important notes…
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— Howard County Health Department (@HoCoHealth) November 3, 2021
We're hosting clinics this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6, successful the erstwhile Sears gathering astatine @WhiteMarshMall.
Appointments. are required. Schedule yours astatine https://t.co/wa336mlZNO oregon by calling the COVID-19 Hotline astatine 410-887-3816.#HealingStartsHere#CancelCovid
— Baltimore County (@BaltCoGov) November 3, 2021
Alert for erstwhile appointments volition beryllium released for vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 successful Anne Arundel County @wjz https://t.co/EpqO5mm7o8
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 3, 2021
Governor Larry Hogan said helium volition not beryllium mandating the vaccines for children and that parents should determine what is close for their child. “Ultimately, this determination is up to and should beryllium up to Maryland parents and families,” Hogan said astatine a quality league Wednesday.
Hogan says this determination to vaccinate young children is yet up to—and should beryllium up to—parents @wjz
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 3, 2021
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Dr. Kate Connor, a pediatrician with the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren broadside effects should beryllium mild. “There’s perfectly saltation from idiosyncratic to person. It’s important to enactment that successful the pediatric trials, determination were nary superior broadside effects oregon adverse events noted,” Dr. Connor told Hellgren. “Kids did acquisition broadside effects that were akin to adults. Vastly, the astir communal is simply a sore arm. They tin acquisition immoderate mild viral-like symptoms—a low-grade temperature, immoderate assemblage aches, fatigue.”
Baltimore City released its vaccination program that involves clinics adjacent week and relies mostly connected giving vaccines successful schools.
🚨 #BREAKING: Baltimore City announces program to vaccinate children #COVID19 @wjz pic.twitter.com/RfQFMsVyMG
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 3, 2021
The authorities has updated its vaccination finder online for the expanded vaccinations. You tin find it here.
Hogan says each 24 Maryland schoolhouse systems volition beryllium holding vaccine clinics. @wjz
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 3, 2021
Maryland is besides rolling retired a nationalist work run to person parents the vaccine is safe.
Here’s immoderate of the caller advertizing run for children and vaccines successful Maryland https://t.co/VLYRLEblSM @wjz
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) November 3, 2021
Governor Hogan said Maryland has 180,000 archetypal doses and volition beryllium fixed 50,000 further doses each week. There are much than a fractional cardinal children successful the 5 to 11 property radical successful the state.
The doses for children are one-third the big dose. In bid to beryllium afloat vaccinated, children indispensable get 2 shots. They’re recommended to beryllium fixed 21 days apart.
“I surely perceive questions and concerns from my patients. National polls person shown that a batch of parents are hesitant astir this vaccine. I deliberation it’s important for parents who person questions oregon worries to scope retired to their pediatrician. We person these kinds if conversations with families astir vaccines each the time—not conscionable covid vaccines,” Dr. Connor said.
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