SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Since the first mass rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year in the Bay Area, kids aged 5 to 11 were the ones left out.
That will change Wednesday as Santa Clara County will begin to distribute vaccines for kids in that age group starting at 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
The indoor venue has provided frisbees, kid chairs, and other kid-friendly features to make the kids more comfortable with getting the shot.
The county has over 150,000 kids in that age range -- 3 million in California.
Santa Clara County hopes to do about a thousand shots a day for the kids.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.
U.S. health officials approved the Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 dose on Tuesday -- along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommending the FDA-approved shots.
The vaccine was found to be 90.7% effective in preventing COVID-19 for that age group, according to the FDA.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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