COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Schools is hosting vaccine clinics in December and January to help get students ages 5-11 vaccinated.
The district will host the clinics at every elementary school during regular hours.
The first clinics will be Dec. 13-17 to administer the first doses. The second clinics will be Jan. 3-7 to administer the second doses.
CCS is partnering with Nationwide Children's Hospital and Columbus Public Health to help make the clinics happen.
“This is a great opportunity to provide the COVID-19 vaccine during the school day for families who want their child aged 5-11 to receive the Pfizer vaccine, '' said Nationwide Children’s Hospital pediatrician and CCS Medical Consultant Dr. Sara Bode.
Earlier this month, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention gave the OK for children to receive Pfizer's kid-sized dose of their COVID-19 vaccine.
Parents must complete and return a COVID-19 consent no later than Dec. 7 if they want their child to get a vaccine.
Parents who want to be present while their child gets a vaccine have to schedule an appointment after school hours with an outside health agency providing the vaccine.
Children over the age of 12 will not be able to get a vaccine at the clinics.
For more information on the clinics and where to get a consent form, click here.