Parents and guardians can now schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children 5 to 11 years of age at the Long Beach Island Health Department in Ship Bottom. The immunization series is comprised of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, at one third of the adult dosage, separated by a minimum of three weeks.

“In New Jersey, since Nov. 2, 149,664 doses of pediatric vaccine have already been administered,” the LBIHD explains.