With the Centers for Disease Control approving the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the nation's largest pharmacies are already accepting appointment times for children to get the shot.
Walgreens and CVS have started accepting appointment times for children, which parents can schedule online.
CVS will start administering the Pfizer version of the vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11 on Sunday, according to spokesperson Joe Goode.
As for Walgreens, the company said it would start administering the shot for children in thousands of stores across the country on Saturday.
"The COVID-19 vaccine is just as important to protect children as other routine immunizations are, and the expanded eligibility will help children stay in school safely and prevent severe illness due to COVID-19," Kevin Ban, Walgreens' chief medical officer, said in a statement Wednesday.
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Some Walgreens locations are even expected to receive shipments of the children's dosage of the vaccine this week, the company said on Wednesday.
Pharmacies will not be the only place children can get the shot, as pediatricians and primary care doctors will also provide the jab. In addition, clinics at certain schools will also have the shot available to students.
The U.S. has already ordered enough vaccine doses to cover all 28 million American children within the newly eligible age range.
Presidential adviser Jeffery Zients shared on Monday that the Biden administration's distribution program will be "running at full strength" the week of Nov. 8.
To find the closest available vaccine appointment for children visit vaccines.gov, which is being updated to list all locations available.
