Doctors are wasting no time in getting shots into younger kids鈥� arms, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director gave the go-ahead Tuesday night for kids ages 5 to 11 to get the shots.
鈥淚鈥檓 feeling really nervous,鈥� confided 8-year-old Journey Arnold, while waiting for her shot at Children鈥檚 National Anacostia on Wednesday morning. 鈥淚 feel like鈥� the vaccine is going to hurt.鈥�
But she got the shot, along with 10-year-old brother, Jaden, without incident.
Their dad, James, a D.C. firefighter, said, 鈥淕etting them one step closer toward being fully vaccinated and hopefully trying to prevent them from obviously catching COVID, it feels good.鈥�
Aiden Lewis, 10, was also among the first younger kids to get the vaccine, after mom Aishia Hines got a heads-up from his primary care doctor.
鈥淲hen she called me, I was so excited to make the appointment,鈥� she said. Her son was excited to get the shot, too, she said. 鈥淗e was like, 鈥榃hat prize do you get for being one of the first ones?鈥欌�� Hines said.
Children鈥檚 said it will offer thousands of the shots to kids ages 5 to 11 in the coming weeks.
Dr. Jessica Nash with Children鈥檚 adds that other primary care sites and local pharmacies will also be giving out the vaccine: 鈥淪o we just say wherever you can get your earliest appointment and get in, that鈥檚 where you should go.鈥�
A full list of where to find vaccination sites for children is available online.
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