Pfizer COVID Vaccine Info for Kids Turning 5

Dear Blue Fish families,

Below is helpful information from the AAP about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children turning 5:

Children who will turn from age 4 years to 5 years: The FDA authorization of these vaccine products allows children who will turn from age 4 years to 5 years between any doses in the primary series to receive:

• A 2-dose primary series using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine product authorized for children ages 5–11 years OR
• A 3-dose primary series initiated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine product authorized for children ages 6 months–4 years. Each of doses 2 and 3 may be with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine product authorized for children ages 6 months–4 years, or the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine product authorized for children ages 5–11 years.