Starting today, DC residents who are 12 to 15 years old can get vaccinated at any walk-up site, health center, pharmacy, or hospital offering the Pfizer shot. The vaccine, newly approved for emergency use on adolescents by the FDA, will not only allow teens to safely return to classrooms in the fall, says the CDC. It could make summer camp a possibility, too.
Here’s how to get one:
Check With a Doctor
In some cases—if your child has allergies or other medical concerns—you’ll want to check with their doctor and make sure it’s safe for them to get the vaccine, and whether they should seek one at a hospital or doctor’s office, as opposed to a walk-up clinic or grocery store.
Make Time in Your Own Schedule
Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian to accompany them to the vaccine appointment.
Book an Appointment
You can book an appointment at several places in DC:
–MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
–George Washington University Hospital
-Any federally qualified health center.
-Pharmacies like CVS or Walgreens
In addition, the following walk-up sites are open to DC residents 12 years and up:
1. Arena Stage
1101 Sixth St., SW
Starting May 14, appointments will be available Thursday through Sunday from 8 AM to not, and from 1 to 5 PM.
2. Fort Stanton Recreation Center
1812 Erie St., SE
Monday, May 24 to Thursday, May 27 from 2 to 7 PM.
3. Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center
700 Second St., NE
Beginning May 22, Mondays and Saturdays from 8 to 11AM.
4. Lamond Recreation Center
20 Tuckerman St., NE
Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15; Wednesday, May 19 through Saturday, May 22; and Wednesday, May 26 through Saturday, May 29—from 2 to 7 PM.
5. Langdon Park Community Center
2901 20th St., NE
Monday, May 24 to Thursday, May 27 from 2 to 7 PM.
6. Rosedale Recreation Center
1701 Gales St., NE
Friday May 14 and Saturday, May 15; Monday, May 17; Thursday, May 20 to Saturday, May 22; and Monday, May 24—from 2 to-7 PM. Thursday, May 27 to Saturday, May 29 from 9 AM to 1 PM.
7. RISE Demonstration Center
2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to noon and 1 to 5 PM.
8. Walter E Washington Convention Center
L St. North Entrance, between 7th and 9th Streets NW
Mondays and Fridays from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
