Letter Template About COVID Vaccines for Early Care and Education Programs to Send to Parents/Guardians
Instructions: To send this letter to the parents/guardians of the children in your care, copy and paste this content into an email or onto your letterhead, modifying it as needed to account for the situation in your community.
Dear Parents and Guardians:
[Insert program name] is committed to the safety and health of the children in our care. We want to inform you that free COVID vaccines are now available for children as young as 6 months.
How to find COVID vaccines for your child
- Talk to your child’s pediatrician or your family doctor
- Go to vaccines.gov
- Text your ZIP code to 438829
- Call 1-800-232-0233
Why children should get a COVID vaccine
COVID can be dangerous for children. Vaccination is the best thing you can do to protect your child from the dangers of COVID. The vaccines for children are safe, and they work well to prevent the worst outcomes of COVID:
- Severe illness
- Hospitalization
- Death
That’s why both CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that children get a COVID vaccine.
Questions
If you have any questions, talk to your child’s pediatrician or your family doctor. You can also contact the [Insert local health department] at [Insert phone number] or visit cdc.gov/coronavirus. Thank you for helping to keep our children safe.
Sincerely,
[Insert program signature block]