DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding COVID-19 vaccinations at its neighborhood testing sites to also offer the vaccine to children ages 5- 11-years-old. To date, vaccines have only been offered at these sites to adults and children ages 12 and older.

On Nov. 2, Pfizer’s COVID-19 pediatric vaccine, which had received emergency use authorization for children ages 5 to 11 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), was recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The MDHHS is recommending that parents vaccinate their children ages 5- 11 as soon as possible.

Data from the CDC demonstrate that children in the 5- 11 age group account for approximately 10.6 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. COVID-19 has infected 1.9 million children ages 5- 11 years nationwide and resulted in the hospitalization of 8,300 children. About one-third of hospitalized children required treatment in the ICU. At least 94 COVID-19-associated deaths occurred in children aged 5- 11. More than 5,200 have developed Multisystem Inflammatory Disorder (MIS-C) (187 in Michigan).

To date, more than 5.4 million Michiganders 16 and older, or 72.3 percent, have received at least their first dose of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.

Michigan residents seeking more information about the COVID-19 vaccine can visit Michigan.gov/COVIDvaccine. More info is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.

Here is a full list of upcoming sites in Dearborn, Detroit and Hamtramck that are offering COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5- 11-years-old, categorized by location, site type, date and time, address and primary vaccine received: