5700 Pediatric COVID vaccines coming to North Dakota

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Bismarck, ND) -- The North Dakota Department of Health is ordering 57-hundred pediatric COVID-19 doses from the federal government.

The doses will be available at over 100 healthcare providers throughout the state. Vaccinations could start within the week.

Health officials say COVID vaccinations are an important way to minimize the risk of the virus to children.