AKRON, Ohio — Akron Children’s Hospital is scheduling appointments for children between the ages of six-months-old to 4-years-old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The hospital will offer the three-dose Pfizer vaccine for children six months and older. The vaccine has already been approved for children above the age of 5.

The vaccines will be administered at all Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics offices in Ohio, as well as its urgent care centers in Boston Heights, Mansfield, Warren and Medina/Montrose; and QuickCare Centers in Austintown, Boardman and Portage County.

“We know parents have been waiting for this vaccine,” said Dr. Rob McGregor, chief medical officer for Akron Children’s. “We are making it as convenient and close to home as possible through our network of pediatric primary care offices. 

McGregor said at one tenth the original adult dose, the vaccine is safe and effective for young children.

“The 3-dose regimen has shown to be quite effective during clinical trials, including against the Omicron variant of COVID-19,” McGregor said. 

Children do not need to be patients of record to receive the vaccine through Akron Children's, but an appointment is required. To make an appointment, click here.