Vaccine for Kids

Romney Smith reports.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new vaccine-proof requirement for kids aged 5 to 11 takes effect Tuesday, exactly one year to the day Queens nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first adult in the five boroughs to get a COVID-19 shot. A full year later, 82.1% of adults citywide now are fully inoculated, while just 38.5% of eligible children…

The COVID-19 vaccines have proven incredibly safe and wildly effective, and many hoped they would bring an end to the crisis. But a year later, too many Americans remain unvaccinated. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

Starting Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s expanded vaccine requirements will include children over 5 years old. New York City’s “Key to NYC” mandate has been seen by officials as the secret to increasing vaccination in the battle against the coronavirus in the Big Apple and maintaining the economy open since it went into effect in September. According to NYC’s Health Commissioner Dr....

New York City’s “Key to NYC” mandate has been seen by officials as the secret to increasing vaccination in the battle against the coronavirus in the Big Apple and maintaining the economy open since it went into effect in September. On Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, expanded the vaccine requirements of the “Key to NYC” policy — including for children over 5...

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major new expansions to the vaccine mandate, on Monday. Andrew Siff reports.

In just over a week since the city has started offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children 5- to 11-years-old, more than 72,000 doses have been administered, with one third of these vaccinations happening in pop-up school sites. Stressing the success of the city’s COVID-19 inoculation program that brought the Pfizer vaccine to elementary schools last week, Mayor Bill de…

Ten mass vaccination sites across New York now offer Pfizer’s low-doze COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday. The expanding distribution of vaccines for some of the youngest New Yorkers adds to the combined network of pediatricians, family physicians, county health departments, pharmacies and other providers already administering doses. More than 50,000 children across…

Two kindergarten classes at a Long Island elementary school switched fully remote on Monday because of an ongoing COVID outbreak and will remain out of the classroom as in-person learning continues for others with heightened precautions, according to a letter to parents obtained by News 4 Thursday. It comes a day after a New York City elementary school was forced…

A Queens elementary school has been shut down because of a COVID-19 outbreak – just the second school building shut down this school year. Andrew Siff reports.

A public school in Queens closed on Wednesday due to an outbreak in COVID cases, just as the vaccine for younger children begins to roll out. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Rising COVID-19 cases in a New York City elementary school have forced the school to become the second public school this academic year to switch all-remote for a period of time. The first closure led to sweeping COVID policy changes. The 10-day physical closure of P.S. 166 in Queens starting Wednesday comes as the city ramps up efforts to get…

NYC is rolling out 2 dozen vans in an effort to ramp up vaccinations for younger students. Andrew Siff reports.

In an effort to vaccinate the newly eligible, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new vaccine incentive that will prepare youngsters for college in the years to come. Hochul announced Tuesday the “Vaccinate. Educate. Graduate” plan. The incentive calls for any children in the 5 to 11 age group who gets vaccinated to be part of a pool in which the…

On the first day of vaccinations for young kids at NYC schools, some schools ran out of supplies due to the high demand. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Dozens of schools are experiencing shortage of vaccines doses, causing anger among parents. Romney Smith reports.

Starting Monday, New York City public school that serves students aged 5 to 11 will begin holding a dedicated COVID-19 vaccination day for the newly eligible age group. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

New York City public schools kick off a series of in-school vaccination drives Monday, creating pop-ups in more than 1,000 buildings that serve students aged 5 to 11 as part of a week-long effort to dose the newly eligible with Pfizer’s shot. That amounts to roughly 200 school sites a day between now and next Monday. Parents can already take…

The New York State Department of Health released new clinical guidance Friday regarding Pfizer’s lower-dose COVID vaccine for kids under 12 and also launched a new website dedicated to helping parents navigate the system.

Kids who get the COVID vaccine should be able to go maskless in school, says Dr. Alok Patel. “I can’t wait to see those kids with their bright, smiling shining faces again,” Patel says. He answers all our questions about the COVID vaccines being approved for administration to children.