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All Chicago Public Schools students got the day off from school for vaccination awareness day, a day for kids and families to get the COVID shot. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Children as young as 5 are now eligible for coronavirus vaccines after clearing both the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chicago Public Schools will close its schools next Friday to mark “Vaccination Awareness Day,” giving students and parents the opportunity to receive coronavirus vaccinations.

With coronavirus vaccinations for kids as young 5 now underway across much of the Chicago area, many parents are looking ahead to even younger children.

Walgreens and CVS will soon be administering COVID vaccines to children under 12 years old, with appointments already being offered as of Wednesday.

It’s been a long road to recovery for a 6-year-old Chicago girl who was one of the first children in the country to test positive for COVID-19, but Thursday marked a monumental step in her journey, getting her first dose of the recently-approved Pfizer vaccine.

All children ages 5 to 11 will be eligible for a $100 Visa gift card when receiving a COVID vaccine dose at any Chicago-sponsored event or clinic, health officials announced Wednesday.

Walgreens and CVS will soon be administering COVID vaccines to children under 12 years old, with appointments already being offered as of Wednesday.

Children as young as 5 are now eligible for coronavirus vaccines after clearing both the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chicago health officials announced plans to begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to children under age 12 starting Wednesday, heading into the weekend.

With COVID vaccines for children under 12 set to begin soon in the Chicago area, where should parents take their children to get one?

With COVID vaccines for children under 12 set to begin soon in the Chicago area, plenty of places are already offering parents the option to schedule an appointment.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said that while next week will be a big week for vaccinating children, the shots could begin as early as Thursday in the city.

Walgreens and CVS will soon be administering COVID vaccines to children under 12 years old, with appointments already being offered as of Wednesday.

Illinois’ health department released its plans for coronavirus vaccinations for kids as young as 5 Wednesday, one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the shots.

Coronavirus vaccinations for kids under 12 cleared the final phase of the authorization process on Tuesday, but when could they begin in the Chicago area? Lisa Chavarria reports.

Coronavirus vaccinations for kids under 12 cleared the final phase of the authorization process on Tuesday, but when could they begin in the Chicago area?

The CDC has given the go-ahead for children between the ages of 5 and 11 to receive the Pfizer COVID vaccination, and NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the details.

Vials of the lower-dose Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 are headed to the Chicago-area any day now, health officials say.

Coronavirus vaccinations for kids under 12 could be just hours away as the shots face the final steps in the authorization process Tuesday.