Vaccines for kids: What you need to know

PIMA COUNTY THE VACCINE.

BUTMANY STILL HAVE QUESTIONSABOUT THE ROLLOUT NINE ON YOURSIDE'S CIARA ENCINAS BREAKSDOWN HOW MANY DOSES THE COUNTYCAN EXPECTS TO HAVE ON-HAND --AND HOW YOU CAN SIGN UP FORONE.VACCINES FOR KIDS FIVE TOELEVEN ROLL OUT SUNDAYSOMETHING THE COUNTY HAS BEENPREPARING FOR WEEKS.

GIVENCOUNTY IN COORDINATION WITHPEDIATRICS OFFICES, ANDHOSPITALS AND OTHER AGENCIESORDERED A TOTAL OF 11,400 FORTHIS WEEK.

SO THAT CAN BE THEFIRST SHIPMENTS COMING INTOTHE COUNTY.

SPENCER GRAVES ATTHE PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS PARENTS CANFIND THOSE DOSES ONLINE ONTHE COUNTY'S WEBSITE "THEMORE DEMAND THERE IS THEY WILLY TRTO ALLOCATE MORE TO THECOUNTIES THAT ARE SEEING THATINCREASED DEMAND." GRAVES SAYSTHERE ISN'T A SHORTAGE YOUJUST MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTILTHE NEXT ALLOTMENT COMES IN."THE LOCATIONS ARE GOING TO BEWIDE THROUGHOUTHT E COUNTY ANDWE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASYFOR YOU AS POSSIBLE." THECOUNTY'S ALLOTMENT DOESN'TACCOUNT FOR THE DOSES LOCALPHMAARCIES WILL ALSO GET SOHOW CAN YOU FIND THOSEAPPOINTMENTS ON VACCINES DOTGOV IT'LL PULL UP PHARMACIESNEAR YOU WHERE YOU CANSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

ASFOR IF THE VACCINE IS SAFEGRAVES SAYS YES.

"THAT'S THEONLY REASON WHY THEY DIDAUTHORIZE THIS.

SO, YOU CAN BEASSURED THAT WHEYON U GO ANDGET THE VACCINE FOR YOURCHILD, IT WILL BE EFFECTIVEAND SAFE.

AND IF THERE ARE ANYISSUES, THERARE E MEDICALPROVIDERS ON-SITE." THERE HAVEBEEN OVER FOURTEEN HUNDREDCOVID CASES IN PIMA COUNTYSCHOOLS OVER A HUNDRED WEREOUTBREAKS.

"THE FASTER WE AREABLE TO GET THESE VACCINES OUTINTO THE FIVE TO 11 AGE RANGEWILL DEFINITELY HELP PROTECTTHE YOUTH ARE GOING INTO THESCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.

WE SAWEFFECTIVENESS IN THE 12 TO 18POPULATION.

D ANWE'RE REALLYHOPING THAT WE CAN GET OUT ASSOON AS POSSIBLE TO STOP THERESPAD OF COVID ESPECIALLY INTHE CLASSROOMS." CIARA ENCINASKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.IT IS AN