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“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.
Nicklaus Children s Hospital to offer COVID-19 vaccine to at-risk teens, young adults
Vaccine appointments available currently only being offered at Miami campus
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MIAMI â Nicklaus Children s Hospital will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to at-risk teenagers and young adults.
Gabriela Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the Miami-based hospital, said Friday that the vaccine will be available for those individuals, ages 16 to 21, who are under the care of physicians or specialists for medical conditions identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as posing an increased risk for severe illness from exposure to COVID-19.