Scheduling for Updated COVID-19 Dose for Children Ages Three and Older Now Available at Select Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations
December 15 2022 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Parents and guardians can visit Riteaid.com or
BartellDrugs.com to see if their child is eligible and schedule
appointments
Following FDA authorization and new CDC recommendations, select
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) locations, including Bartell Drugs in the
Pacific Northwest, are now offering the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent
COVID-19 Vaccine to children ages 3 and over. Rite Aid pharmacists
are trained to administer vaccines 3 and older.
“Approval of the updated vaccine for our pediatric population
allows us to continue to help our communities fight COVID-19,” said
Karen Staniforth, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Rite Aid. “Current data
shows that this updated vaccine enhances protections against
COVID-19, and we recommend parents consider keeping their children
up to date with this vaccination to help prevent severe disease and
outcomes.”
Parents or guardians can schedule eligible children using Rite
Aid’s online scheduler at riteaid.com/pharmacy/scheduler. Bartell
Drugs customers can use the online scheduling tool linked here.
According to the FDA and CDC the eligibility requirements for
the Pfizer vaccine are as follows:
- Children six months through four years of age who have not yet
begun their three-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine or have not yet received the third dose of their
primary series will now receive the updated (bivalent)
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as the third dose in their primary
series following two doses of the original (monovalent)
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
- Children six months through four years of age who have already
completed their three-dose primary series with the original
(monovalent) Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine will not be eligible
for a booster dose of an updated bivalent vaccine at this time.
Children in this age group who already completed their primary
series would still be expected to have protection against the most
serious outcomes from the currently circulating omicron
variant.
Appointments are based on vaccine availability. Children must be
accompanied by an adult to their vaccine appointment. Customers may
receive their updated vaccine dose at Rite Aid or Bartell Drugs
regardless of where they received their previous doses within the
primary series. The first two doses of the primary vaccination
series are required for customers, if not already received.
In addition to receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations, customers
can schedule their flu shot, which can be received at the same time
as the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC recommends everyone six months of
age and older receive a flu vaccine each season with rare
exception.
“With cooler weather upon us and people gathering more indoors,
especially around the holidays, we urge our communities to stay
up-to-date on their vaccines to protect themselves and others,”
said Staniforth.
About Rite Aid Corporation
Rite Aid is a full-service pharmacy that improves health
outcomes. Rite Aid is defining the modern pharmacy by meeting
customer needs with a wide range of vehicles that offer
convenience, including retail and delivery pharmacy, as well as
services offered through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Elixir,
Bartell Drugs and Health Dialog. Elixir, Rite Aid’s pharmacy
benefits and services company, consists of accredited mail and
specialty pharmacies, prescription discount programs and an
industry leading adjudication platform to offer superior member
experience and cost savings. Health Dialog provides healthcare
coaching and disease management services via live online and phone
health services. Regional chain Bartell Drugs has supported the
health and wellness needs in the Seattle area for more than 130
years. Rite Aid employs more than 6,300 pharmacists and operates
more than 2,300 retail pharmacy locations across 17 states. For
more information, visit www.riteaid.com.
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