As Vaccines Become Available To Children, Parents Struggle To Get Appointments

Shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 arrived in Oregon on November 1. But due to the widespread demand for the vaccine for children, parents are finding it difficult to get appointments.

Some clinics are booked until November 17th, while other clinics “ask[ed] parents to refrain from scheduling shots until a shipment schedule became clear,” according to Willamette Week.

Although the shipments arrived on Monday, it could take two weeks to distribute them, Oregon Health Authority spokesman Rudy Owens told the newspaper.

“The initial supply of pediatric Pfizer vaccine is being delivered to vaccination sites directly from the factory this week and next, with deliveries continuing through November 9,” Owens said. “It will take about two weeks for the vaccine to be shipped from the factory to sites across Oregon and then, where necessary, moved to smaller volume sites by health systems and redistribution hubs.”

Source: Newsweek.com