Will County To Offer COVID-19 Vaccines For Children: Officials

WILL COUNTY, IL — The Will County Health Department will begin offering the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine Monday to children ages 5 to 11, according to a news release sent by the health department. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Wednesday the use of the vaccine for children.

The pediatric vaccine will be available at the Will County Health Department vaccine clinics, as well as at several clinics held at schools across the county, according to the release. The Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will be given in a two-dose series given three weeks apart, according to the release.

“We are proud to offer this important vaccine to younger children in our county,” said Sue Olenek, executive director of the Will County Health Department. “The more people we have fully vaccinated, the closer we get to herd immunity, and decrease the opportunity for the virus to continue to mutate.”

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The vaccine will be available at the Will County Health Department, located at 501 Ella Ave. in Joliet, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Other locations, times and dates to receive the shot include:

• Plainfield North High School, 12005 248th Ave. in Plainfield - 4 p.m to 8 p.m. Nov. 10.
• Manhattan Junior High, 15606 Smith Road in Manhattan - TBA Nov. 11.
• Joliet West High School, 401 N. Larkin Ave. in Joliet - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 13.
• Bolingbrook High School, 365 Raider Way, in Bolingbrook - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14.
• Fairmont School, 735 Green Garden Place in Lockport - 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 17.
• Peotone High School, 605 W. North St. in Peotone - 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18.
• Reed Township, 440 N. Division in Braidwood - 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 22.

To schedule an appointment, visit the Will County Health Department website.