Brookfield and New Milford have partnered on COVID-19 vaccine clinics for younger kids.  Pfizer vaccines will be administered on Tuesdays and Sundays at John Pettibone Community Center in New Milford.  The clinics are on the 6th and 13th from 7:30am to 11:30am and November 9th, 16th and 30th from 4pm to 7:30pm.  More information is available by calling the Department at (860)355-6035 or via E-mail at healthdept@newmilford.org.

The FDA and CDC gave final emergency use authorization approvals for Pfizer for children aged 5 to 11 this week.  The vaccine - one-third the dose for teens and adults - requires two shots three weeks apart.

Brookfield Health officials say approximately 40% of Children ages 5 to 11 may be silent carriers of the virus and show no symptoms. Yet, they can transmit the disease to parents and grandparents, Brookfield Health officials say they may become seriously ill, even when fully vaccinated.

Vaccinated children do NOT have to quarantine and can continue to participate in extracurricular activities, even if they have come into contact with a positive case.