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Children have been hospitalized at nearly twice the rate of adults in the past 4 weeks, an NBC News data analysis shows

Kids under age 5 are still not eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine — and now hospitals are seeing a spike in children infected with the Omicron variant of the virus. In New York City, pediatric hospitalizations have quadrupled. And data shows huge percentages of child COVID patients have not been fully vaccinated yet, either due to choice or because...

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.