Vaccines for children become available in nearby communities

  • COVID PROTECTION FOR KIDS Nurses talk to 10-year-old Miranda Morales after she received her first dose of the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston on Nov. 3, 2021. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune
    COVID PROTECTION FOR KIDS Nurses talk to 10-year-old Miranda Morales after she received her first dose of the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston on Nov. 3, 2021. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune
Since the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine was approved to prevent Covid-19 in children over the age of five years old in late October, smaller towns have waited for it to become available. In Caprock Country, clinics in Matador and Silverton have not yet had the vaccine for kids. Some healthcare providers in the area have stated that they do not expect to receive doses for children. “We are probably…

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