Florida: Publix not giving COVID-19 vaccine to children younger than 5

Publix not giving COVID-19 vaccine to children younger than 5 Publix will not be offering COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 5, a spokesperson for the supermarket chain told Fox 13 Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Paul Best Fox Business

Health officials approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months last week, but Florida-based Publix will not be offering the Moderna and Pfizer shots to children younger than 5. 

About two-thirds of Publix stores are in Florida, which was the only state not to preorder vaccines from the federal government in anticipation of them being approved for toddlers. 

While vaccines won't be available for the youngest kids at county health departments in Florida, many private health care providers throughout the state are offering them to some children younger than 5. 

A spokesperson for CVS told Fox Business that the pharmacy's MinuteClinics are offering Pfizer's vaccine to children 18 months through four years of age. 

Walgreens told Fox 13 Tampa Bay that children ages 3 and older could get the vaccine at locations in Florida and the rest of the country. 

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