Children must be accompanied by an adult to their vaccine appointment.
RITE AID COVID VACCINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULER SERIES
Children in this age group who already completed their primary series would still be expected to have protection against the most serious outcomes from the currently circulating omicron variant.Īppointments are based on vaccine availability. Bartell Drugs customers can use the online scheduling tool linked here.Īccording to the FDA and CDC the eligibility requirements for the Pfizer vaccine are as follows:Ĭhildren six months through four years of age who have not yet begun their three-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or have not yet received the third dose of their primary series will now receive the updated (bivalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as the third dose in their primary series following two doses of the original (monovalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.Ĭhildren six months through four years of age who have already completed their three-dose primary series with the original (monovalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine will not be eligible for a booster dose of an updated bivalent vaccine at this time. Parents or guardians can schedule eligible children using Rite Aid’s online scheduler at /pharmacy/scheduler. “Current data shows that this updated vaccine enhances protections against COVID-19, and we recommend parents consider keeping their children up to date with this vaccination to help prevent severe disease and outcomes.”
“Approval of the updated vaccine for our pediatric population allows us to continue to help our communities fight COVID-19,” said Karen Staniforth, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Rite Aid. Rite Aid pharmacists are trained to administer vaccines 3 and older. Parents and guardians can visit or to see if their child is eligible and schedule appointmentsįollowing FDA authorization and new CDC recommendations, select Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) locations, including Bartell Drugs in the Pacific Northwest, are now offering the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine to children ages 3 and over.
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