Appointments for the new COVID-19 Vaccines for Children less than 5 years old are now available.

Please note that Pharmacies are only allowed to immunize children as young as 3 years old. For children younger than 3 years old, please contact a pediatrician or doctor's office.

Use the following link to book an appointment at Tarrytown Pharmacy! Appointments are based on availability and vaccine supply. 

Tarrytown Pharmacy: 2727 Exposition Blvd Ste 105 Austin, TX 78703

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is the latest approved COVID-19 Vaccine.

- Patient's 18 years and older

- Traditional vaccine (NOT mRNA)

- 2 Doses (3 - 8 weeks apart)

No appointment needed, walk-ins welcomed

The FDA and CDC have approved the Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old! Pfizer created a unique product specifically for children 5-11, that is identified by an orange cap. Tarrytown Pharmacy uses this special formulation for our Pfizer appointments for this age group.

Booster Dose: Patients 5-11 years old can receive a booster dose 5 months after their last dose of a primary vaccine series (after 2nd dose, or after 3rd immunocompromised dose)

Immunocompromised patients 5-11 years old, can get a third vaccine, to help boost the immune system at least 28 days after their second shot.

Appointments are based on availability and vaccine supply.

- There is NO COST to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, whether you have insurance or are uninsured

- To determine if you are eligible, start making an appointment and there are screening questions within the form

- Please refrain from calling the pharmacy to ask basic questions about the vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are an essential tool we have to get back to "normal" life, and Tarrytown Pharmacy wants to help make it easier than ever!

Just like our incredible on-site Flu Shot Clinics, we are now offering a mobile solution to getting your office, school, apartment, or community a COVID-19 vaccine.

Tarrytown Pharmacy would bring all of the necessary equipment and supplies, collect electronic consent and sign-up forms ahead of time, and provide an efficient and enjoyable vaccination experience!

Way back in September, we were already taking action to serve our community and the city of Austin. We invested in an Ultra-Low Freezer that can achieve temperatures as low as -89 C, to prepare for storing certain COVID-19 Vaccines (Pfizer).Our ultra-low freezer is now installed in our pharmacy!

We've also been working for months to become a COVID-19 Provider though the Texas Department of State Health Services, been in contact with Pfizer and Austin Public Health so we can better educate the public, and we have logistics for immunizing on a large scale in-store, at multiple locations, and through mobile clinics. Initial distribution of the vaccine in Texas is through the Texas Department of State Health Services, and we want them to know that we are ready to serve the community, like we've done for the past 79 years! #since1941

Pharmacists have traditionally been the only healthcare providers to be immunization certified and trained for decades. We have provided millions of vaccines over the years, and are the most accessible healthcare professional in the #usa.

Independent pharmacies are in cities big and small, have strong ties to local businesses and nursing homes, and want to see our communities heal and thrive.

- Conventional vaccines like influenza, shingles, and pneumonia vaccines usually contain either an inactivated portion of a virus, a live viral vector, a protein subunit, or a virus-like particle. These are all considered antigens, which are recognized by the body as an infectious agent. By doing so, these vaccines stimulate the body’s immune system to fight the infectious agent and be ready to provide a more rapid response if exposed to it again in the future. 

- Unlike normal vaccines, an mRNA vaccine works by using your body’s existing machinery: the cell’s processes of making DNA, RNA, and eventually proteins! Rather than injecting a protein into the body, the vaccine inserts a messengerRNA (mRNA) sequence (the genetic sequence that contains directions for what molecules to build) which is coded to produce only a fragment of the disease-specific antigen for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 

- Once produced within the body, the antigen will be recognized by your immune system, preparing it to fight the real virus if it is exposed to it in the future, without causing the actual disease. The body does this by making their own proteins, called antibodies, that can neutralize the antigen and the real virus if you ever get infected. Your body will also make memory cells that can produce antibodies at a much faster rate during future exposures.