Finally, children 5 through 11 can get the COVID vaccine. Here are N.J. locations offering it. – NJ.com

The day that many parents anxiously have been awaiting is here — children aged 5 through 11 now are able to get the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the vaccine at a smaller dose for younger children, and on Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccine for those minors.

The CDC said that children 5 to 11 will receive a dose that is one-third that of the adult COVID-19 shot. It will be administered with a smaller needle used specifically for children. The second shot will have to be administered three weeks after the first dose.

Dozens of locations around the state are taking appointments for COVID vaccines for children in this age group.

On Monday at Gov. Phil Murphy’s regular coronavirus briefing, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli urged parents of children 5 through 11 to get them vaccinated.

“There are approximately 760,000 5-to-11-year-olds in New Jersey, so protecting them through vaccination helps us to further protect everyone,” Persichilli said. “The FDA said its authorization was based on its thorough evaluation of the data that included input from its independent advisory experts. The clinical data they examined showed the vaccine is safe and 90.7% effective in preventing COVID in children between the ages 5 and 11.”

The health commissioner noted that the state had ordered 203,800 doses, which would go to more than 230 sites. She said the sites receiving pediatric Pfizer doses include 65 primary care practices, including pediatric practices, 40 independent pharmacies, 37 county and local sites, 35 acute care hospitals, 27 federally qualified health centers, 18 chain pharmacies, and six other sites, including urgent care and university sites, and the Gloucester County mega-sites.

She said all of New Jersey’s 21 counties will have sites offering the vaccine.

Here are some of the locations where they are available. Click here for the full list.

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, 1925 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City

CHOP Primary Care, 505 Bay Ave., Somers Point

Tender Care Pediatrics P.C., 2322 New Rd., Northfield

Medicap Pharmacy, 254 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. #1, Galloway

ShopRite Pharmacy, 23 Bethel Rd., Somers Point

Riverside Medical Group, 18 Railroad Ave., Rochelle Park

Bergen County Vaccination Center at New Bridge Medical Center, 230 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus

Hackensack University Medical Center, 40 Prospect Ave., Hackensack

Holy Name Medical Center, 250 Colonial Court, Teaneck

Valley Hospital, 223 North Van Dien Ave., Ridgewood

Riverside Medical Group, 1 Maywood Ave., Maywood

Riverside Medical Group, 870 Palisade Ave., Teaneck

Englewood Health Hospital, 375 Engle St., Englewood

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, 600 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd., Pemberton

Chop Care Network, 2006 Salem Rd., Burlington

Boyd’s Pharmacy, 23202 Columbus Rd., Columbus

Boyd’s Pharmacy, 17 Fort Dix Rd., Pemberton

ShopRite Pharmacy, 892 Union Mill Rd., Mt. Laurel Township

Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr., Voohees

Miguel’s Pharmacy, 3213 River Rd., Camden

Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden

Pinelands Pediatric Medicine, 1303 Liberty Place, Sicklerville

CHOP Primary Care, Cape May, 1315 South Route 9, Middle Township

Health First Pharmacy, 1200 N. High St., Millville

Inspira Medical Center, 1505 W. Sherman Ave., Vineland

Lyons Pharmacy, 471 Lyons Ave., Irvington

Clara Maass Medical Center, 1 Clara Maass Dr., Belleville

City of Newark Department of Health, 394 University Ave., Newark

University Hospital 150 Bergen St., Newark

Guardy’s Pharmacy, 403-409 Bloomfield Ave., Newark

Komishanes Pharmacy, 199 Styuvesant Ave., Newark

Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Rd., Livingston

Gloucester County Department of Health, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell

Advocare Woodbury Pediatrics, 1050 Mantua Pike, Wenonah

Rowansom Pediatrics, 405 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd., Sewell

ShopRite Pharmacy, 143 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill

Ultra Care Pharmacy, 557 Broadway, Bayonne

Carmen H. Lebron Pediatrics, 75 Montgomery St., Jersey City

Riverside Medical Group, 324 Palisade Ave., Jersey City

ShopRite Pharmacy, 500 Rt. 202 North, Flemington

Hunterdon Family Medicine at Delaware Valley, 200 Frenchtown Rd., Milford

West Windsor Health Department, 271 Clarksville Rd., Princeton Junction

Hamilton Township Division of Health, 2100 Greenwood Ave., Trenton

Henry J. Austin Health Center, 112 Ewing St., Trenton

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