Dallas Wastes No Time In Setting Up Kids' Vaccination Sites

DALLAS, TX — That's one small step for man, one giant leap for kids in the fight against COVID-19.

At 10 a.m. Thursday, health care workers at Parkland Hospital began injecting children as young as 12 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration less than two days ago.

In addition, CVS has announced that starting today, the pharmacy will begin taking appointments for adolescents at its 485 locations across the state. Parental approval is required, and kids must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

To date, the Pfizer-BioNTech formula is the only one approved, and he potential for vaccine scarcity means that appointments are recommended via the CVS Pharmacy app or at cvs.com.

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Children under the ages of 16 currently make up close to a quarter of all new infections, according to health care providers. Now, according to reports, there are already more than 100,000 eligible kids registered for injection appointments in Dallas County.

At the moment, it's children up to 17 who represent both the largest percentage of newly infected coronavirus patients — and the biggest chunk of the population unvaccinated.

There are places, like Parkland, where appointments are not necessary, and the city plans to open Fair Park to eligible kids this Friday. And the Dallas ISD plans to start busing kids in for vaccination as early as Monday.

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