The pediatric Pfizer vaccine will be administered at existing clinics for youth ages 5-11.

Starting Thursday, Hoosiers 5 and older can register for appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Wednesday's announcement from the Indiana Department of Health follows federal approval.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee prepares to make their recommendations on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 5 and older, pediatric doctors are making their case to parents. A Riley Children’s Hospital physician said that means dispelling misinformation.

State health officials say anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should feel free to get one.

Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said the state has already been preparing to get children under 12 vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday it will offer booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to eligible Hoosiers.

The Indiana Health Department added booster shots given to its daily tracking of vaccine distribution.

Camp officials recently completed a campaign to vaccinate over 6,100 evacuees against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox. Flu vaccinations will begin this weekend, as will second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The Indiana Department of Labor will be charged with enforcing the new rule, although labor unions have long said the agency is routinely underfunded.

The state health department's tracking shows Indiana giving about 6,000 shots a day through last week -- about half the rate from early September.