“She doesn’t talk, but I know her well enough to see if she’s not feeling well," said Maria Chasin, Maria Milagros’ mom. "But she was fine, and this is a blessing to have her vaccinated because I don’t want her to get the COVID. I won’t give the COVID the opportunity to take my child away."
The hospital has already vaccinated 500 eligible kids and young adults through outreach to other area hospitals and health systems, as well as pediatricians.
An additional allotment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was recently received by the hospital, which will begin offering more appointments on Monday, March 8, through their website.