Virginia Beach –Virginia Beach Convention Center
Newport News –13771 Warwick Boulevard in the former Sherwood Shopping Center
Hampton – Hampton Coliseum
To schedule an appointment at these or other vaccination sites in Virginia, go to vaccinate.virginia.gov or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682). The call center hours will change on Monday, May 17, to 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.
At CVCs, adolescents must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian and be accompanied by a parent, guardian or someone acting in the place of a guardian to receive a vaccine. Additionally, sites run by the Virginia Department of Health require the parent or guardian verbally confirm a minor’s date of birth; however, other providers may require additional proof of age.
Posted On May 13, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to adolescents aged 12-15 at various distribution sites throughout the Middle Peninsula and across Virginia.
Dr. Richard Williams, Medical Director of the Three Rivers Health District, said that the dose and dosage regimen are the same for everyone aged 12 and up.
Riverside Health Care System, Walmart and Walgreens, as well as clinical partners who are CDC-approved, may now administer the vaccine to children in the new age group, he said. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved for such use by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, May 12. It had previously been approved for those ages 16 and older.
Vaccination providers around Virginia are now administering the Pfizer shot to anyone age 12 and older.
The state’s vaccine coordinator, Doctor Danny Avula, said it’s still important to get children vaccinated, even though they’re less likely to develop severe cases of COVID-19. The fact that they get mild or asymptomatic disease in some ways makes it more possible for them to spread COVID, Avula said during a call with reporters Thursday.
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Avula said there are individual and community benefits to getting kids vaccinated because they’re less likely to contract or spread COVID-19. He also noted that fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine after an exposure to COVID-19. The fact that they don’t have to be out of school for 7 to 14 days, the fact that they don’t have to be out of sports teams or games for 7 to 14 days, all of those provide really practical benefits.
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