COVID-19 Vaccine appointments available for 6-Month to 5-Year-Olds

The public can now schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages 6 months to 5 years old through Cone Health.

The announcement comes as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have approved a lower dosage of the vaccine for this age group. The decision makes COVID-19 vaccines available to an additional 20 million children, according to the CDC. Children are eligible to receive either the two-shot Moderna or three-shot Pfizer series.

Parents and guardians should first check with their children’s pediatrician to see if the vaccine is available at their location.

Cone Health will offer the vaccine to existing patients or any children in the community at four locations. Please contact these offices directly to schedule an appointment:

• Piedmont Pediatrics, 719 Green Valley Rd. #209, Greensboro Call (336) 272-9447 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to schedule an appointment.
• The Tim and Carolynn Rice Center for Child and Adolescent Health, 301 Wendover Ave. E #400, Greensboro

Call (336) 832-3150 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays, to schedule an appointment.

• Premier Pediatrics of Eden, 509 S. Van Buren St., Suite B, Eden
  Call (336) 627-5437 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays, to schedule an appointment.
• Reidsville Pediatrics, 1816 Richardson Dr., Reidsville

Call (336) 634-3902 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays, to schedule an appointment.