Parents of young children in the Grand Forks Community are now able to seek a free bivalent pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for the children aged six months and older. This is following the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on December 9th.
Children ages 6 months through five years who previously completed a Moderna primary series are eligible to receive a Moderna bivalent booster two months after their completion of a Moderna primary series. Children ages 6 months through four years who are currently completing a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series will receive a Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine as their third primary dose. At this time, children aged 6 months through four years who received three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent vaccine to complete their primary series are not authorized to receive a booster dose of bivalent vaccine.
“Grand Forks Public Health is excited to offer this protection to our region’s youngest children,” said Grand Forks Public Health’s Childhood Immunization Coordinator, Rachel Flores. “COVID-19 bivalent vaccines target the original virus and the Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. Parents and caregivers should get their child vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available to them. Getting vaccinated provides the best protection against serious illness if a child gets infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.”
To make an appointment, or to request a review of your child’s immunization record, call Grand Forks Public Health at 701.787.8100.
(GFPH release)
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