VACCINE

SAISD expects first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 to arrive by the end of the week. Vaccinations require registration and will be administered by medical staff from South Texas Allergy & Asthma Medical Professionals.

The City of San Antonio’s Community Health and Prevention team spent Wednesday morning talking to people living on the West Side about the COVID-19 vaccine and explained that kids ages 5 to 11 can now get the shot.

Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education.

The COVID-19 risk level is Bexar County is now “low,” which hadn’t happened since early July, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said during Tuesday’s briefing.

Companies with at least 100 workers will be required to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave if they have side effects from the shots.

Federal scientists say kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections among elementary school children.

Millions more Americans are now eligible for COVID-19 boosters, and they can get a different vaccine than their first shots.

Texans have many questions one day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced major updates regarding COVID-19 booster shots.

The White House says the U.S. has donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world.

A Metro Health spokesperson said some of the possible locations where vaccines will be available for kids in San Antonio include Alamodome’s drive-thru clinic and Metro Health’s pop-up clinics.

Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school.