INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Public Health Department is now offering COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months and older by appointment only at its district health offices and ACTION Health Center.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a recommendation that children 6 months through 4 years of age receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, which were given for emergency use authorization on June 17.
The availability of vaccine for this age group expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children in the United States, according to CDC.
Distribution of the new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine recently approved has started across the country, and will be available at thousands of pediatric practices, pharmacies, Federally Qualified Health Centers, local health departments, clinics, and other locations.
Appointments for the vaccine are available at Marion County Public Health Department district health offices and the ACTION Health Center by calling one of these locations directly. A list of immunization locations and phone numbers is posted at MarionHealth.org/immunize or by calling MCPHD’s Immunization Program at 317-221-2122.
Additional COVID-19 vaccine locations around Indiana are available by visiting the Indiana Department of Health website, Coronavirus.IN.gov/vaccine.