Parents and legal guardians can sign their children up for an appointment or visit a vaccine clinic that is accepting walkup patients.
Pfizer is the only coronavirus vaccine has been approved for children in this age group, so those planning to attend walkup clinics should check which vaccine is available ahead of time.
Children must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian to get a vaccine.
State officials said roughly 170,000 children are in this age group that is now able to get a shot.
Pharmacies Offering Pfizer Vaccine
Many pharmacies are offering the Pfizer vaccine, including CVS, Walgreens and RiteAid locations. CVS said they will be scheduling for the new age group in 45 locations in Connecticut. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is available to residents in Connecticut between the ages of 12 to 15 at all clinics in the state that are offering that vaccine.
As of March 19, people aged 45 and up became eligible.
Priority access was granted to those with certain medical conditions and intellectual disabilities on April 1.
All other adults were also able to make appointments on April 1.
People aged 16 and up were able to create a Vaccine Administration Management System, or VAMS, accounts on March 31. Getting in the VAMS system is the first step to registering for a vaccine appointment through the state.
A link to the VAMS site can be found here.
In addition to an
online appointment system, there is a telephone appointment system for people who don t have computer access to schedule an appointment. The number isÂ
Middletown-based Community Health Center partners with Uber on free vaccine rides
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Community Health Center staff check in patients from their cars waiting to be vaccinated at the drive-thru vaccination clinic in Stamford April 11.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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An Uber driver gets ready to head out from his Stamford home in this archive photograph.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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ROCKY HILL The United Way of Connecticut, the Middletown-based Community Health Center and Uber announced are coordinating an effort to support eligible Connecticut residents with transportation to vaccination appointments.
Uber has pledged to provide 30,000 free rides aimed to support those with limited access to transportation so that they can get to vaccine appointments, following up on the state’s recent announcement expanding vaccine eligibility to all residents over the age of 16, according
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To help Connecticut residents get a COVID-19 vaccine, Uber is going to be providing 30,000 free rides to bring eligible people in the state to their appointments.
United Way of Connecticut, Community Health Center, Inc., and Uber on Friday announced the partnership. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
They said Uber has pledged to provide 30,000 free rides to support residents with limited access to transportation in getting to vaccine appointments.
People 16 years old and up who live, study or work in Connecticut are currently eligible for a coronavirus vaccine.