VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The first COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 are now available across the country.

City County Health District Administrator Theresa Will said the pediatric Pfizer vaccine is being administered to children at area schools.

COVID-19 shots were given to students at Jefferson and Washington Elementary schools in Valley City on Monday and Tuesday. A clinic for Barnes County North Students will be set up soon.

She said appointments for the COVID-19 adult booster shot are now being accepted by calling the City County Health District office at 845-8518.

For more details about the pediatric Pfizer vaccine or the adult booster shot call the City County Health District office in Valley City at 845-8518.

The full interview with Theresa Will is available below.