Westchester Offers Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters To Children 6 Months+

WHITE PLAINS, NY — The Westchester County Department of Health will begin offering bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children 6 months to 3 years old.

That is in addition to the booster vaccines and flu shots already available for older children and adults.

Bivalent boosters for the children will be available starting Friday.

Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, M.D., said she strongly urged parents to schedule the bivalent booster for their children right away, either with the Health Department or their child’s health care provider.

She said the state has already reported pediatric deaths from flu and COVID-19, including in otherwise healthy children who were unvaccinated, and there are high rates of hospitalization for other respiratory viruses.

“Vaccination now will give your family a healthy start to the new year and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to more vulnerable family and friends,” Amler said.

The Westchester County Health Department will offer pediatric COVID-19 bivalent boosters to infants 6 months of age and up, who have completed their primary series of COVID-19 vaccines, by appointment though this website, on Fridays, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the County Clinic at 134 Court St. in White Plains.