Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is filling a gap in community health services for parents seeking COVID-19 vaccines for their babies and toddlers under 18 months of age.
Children ages 6 months through 4 years are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 -- usually from a family pediatrician, or if that office doesn't offer the vaccine, a retail pharmacy like CVS, Publix or Walgreens.
However, those retail locations don’t offer vaccination for children under 18 months old. Monroe Carell offers vaccinations for children 6 months to 17 months old, by appointment only.
Appointment times are available 20 days in advance, and are limited to Tuesday-Friday and to two 1-hour periods each day.
What parents should know
- We give vaccines on the 8th floor of Monroe Carell’s Doctor’s Office Tower, by appointment.
- Appointments are available Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.-9 a.m. and noon-1 p.m.
- The vaccine series includes 3 doses. We’ll schedule additional doses when your child gets their first.
- If your child turns 18 months old before getting all 3 doses, you may choose to finish the series at a retail pharmacy or other location.
- This location is only for toddlers under 18 months of age. (See info about vaccinations at Vanderbilt Health for other age groups).
Directions
- Parking is in the South Garage on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s 21st Ave. campus.
- To reach the Office Tower, enter Monroe Carell by skybridge. You’ll be on the 2nd floor.
- You'll find the elevators to the Office Tower to the right, behind a wall and across from the Family Resource Center.
- If you need guidance, you'll see an Information Desk when you enter the hospital from the skybridge.