The Springfield-Greene County Health Department expects more shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11 in the next few weeks.
A spokesman for the department says they’ll be receiving a few thousand doses from the state, saying it’s important not only for the kids’ personal health, but for the health of their high-risk family members.
Last week, the FDA authorized the use of Pfizer’s smaller-dosed vaccine for children ages 5-11.
The health department started giving the shots for kids on Thursday at its vaccine clinic on east Battlefield near Fremont in Springfield.