On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age.
Desert Sands Unified School District will host the following vaccination clinics. The pediatric and adult Pfizer vaccines will be available.
- November 11, 2021 from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. at the District Education Center, north building (47950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253). Both pediatric and adult Pfizer vaccines will be available. The second dose is scheduled for December 4, 2021 at the same location and time. (Desert Healthcare District/Riverside County Public Health)
- November 16 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Van Buren Elementary School. (Desert Healthcare District/Borrego Health)
- November 17, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Indio High School. The second dose is scheduled for December 15, 2021 at the same location and time. (Desert Oasis Healthcare)
- November 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Washington Charter School. (Desert Healthcare District/Borrego Health)
- November 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Jackson Elementary School. (Desert Healthcare District/Borrego Health)
- December 10, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Shadow Hills High School. The second dose is scheduled for January 7, 2022 at the same location and time. (Desert Oasis Healthcare)