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Metro parents are now able to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19

ATLANTA — Keenan Sardone tried get her two young sons vaccinated Wednesday at a commercial vaccination site. Sardone received an email at the last minute saying they had to wait a couple more days.

“They didn’t have enough vaccines to take us,” said Sardone.

In an email from the site a little more insight was offered on why her kids could not receive their scheduled vaccines.

“Due to supply chain issues, beyond their control, they had to postpone,” said Sardone.

The Georgia Department of Public Health says nearly a million children, aged 5 to 11, are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

It will be available at public health clinics, pharmacies, doctor’s offices and drive-in clinics and hospitals.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta began administering the vaccines on Wednesday.

Kimberly Chamblee brought her five-year-old son Benjamin to get his first shot.

“Benjamin said, ‘Mommy, I’m excited.’ So I picked him up from school. I said, ‘You’re going to get a little poke today, so we’re going to do the same thing we did for your flu shot,’” said Chamblee.

Chamblee saw the importance in getting her child vaccinated.

“It was just so important to get him vaccinated. We work in law enforcement and we never know what we may run into, what we may be bringing home,” said Chamblee.

The children’s Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is about one third the size of an adult dose.

Like the adult vaccine, two doses, three weeks apart are necessary for full protection.

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