22 locations for kids to get their COVID-19 vaccine near Beaufort, SC

Everyone in South Carolina 5+ years old is now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine for free. Find and book a COVID vaccine and booster shot appointment for your family to help keep our community and those we love safe and healthy this New Year.

As parents who have survived the pandemic with small children here in the Lowcountry, we have questioned wether or not our kids should receive the vaccine and most importantly…is it safe?

With the numbers climbing daily here in Beaufort County and spinning out of control all over the country, widespread vaccination for COVID-19 is a critical tool to best protect everyone from COVID-19 and COVID-19 related complications.

Ceci Wareham, Age 8 , receiving her first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Lady's Island
Ceci Wareham, Age 8 , receiving her first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Lady’s Island

The COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective way of protecting your children and others in our Beaufort, SC community from Covid-19.

While early in the pandemic, some believed that children were not susceptible to COVID-19, that has been proven false. Children can get sick from the virus and certainly play a role in the spreading it. Getting everyone ages 5 years and older vaccinated can help the entire family, including siblings who are not eligible for vaccination and family members who may be at risk of getting very sick if they are infected.

Hogan and Ceci Wareham, Ages 8 and 11 , waiting to receive their first Covid-19 shots at Walmart on Lady's Island
Hogan and Ceci Wareham, Ages 8 and 11 , waiting to receive their first Covid-19 shots at Walmart on Lady’s Island

Are kids receiving the same vaccine that a parent or other adult receives?

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) states that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved for those 5 and older. Moderna and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines are approved for 18 and up.

Beaufort Memorial Hospital recommends that adolescents age 12-15 years receive the same two-dose regimen currently being administered to those who are ages 16 and older. Children 5-11 years old receive a two-dose regimen that is 1/3 of what is given to adults and adolescents. The two doses in this series are also given 3 weeks/21 days apart.

James Parker, Age 11 , gives a thumbs up after getting his first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Robert Smalls Blvd. in Beaufort, SC
James Parker, Age 11 , gives a thumbs up after getting his first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Robert Smalls Blvd. in Beaufort, SC

 

Schools and the COVID-19 vaccine…

About half of parents of school-age children say their child’s school provided information about how to get their child vaccinated for COVID-19, and more than four in ten say their child’s school encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated. Parents who say their school has encouraged them to get their children vaccinated are more likely to say their child has indeed gotten vaccinated. In fact, parents of 5-11 year-olds whose school encouraged vaccination are four times as likely as those whose school did not encourage vaccination to say their younger child has already gotten the COVID-19 vaccine (28% vs. 7%). Source: KFF

Hogan Wareham, Age 11 , receiving his first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Lady's Island
Hogan Wareham, Age 11 , receiving his first Covid-19 shot at Walmart on Lady’s Island

Spread Joy, Not Covid in 2022. Find and book a COVID vaccine and booster shot appointment for your children near Beaufort, SC

Below is a list of COVID-19 vaccine locations within 25 miles of 29902 with Pfizer-BioNTech (age 5-11) or Pfizer-BioNTech (age 12+) and appointments available. Powered by VaccineFinder.

BEAUFORT

 

1. Walgreens Co. –  2363 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC 29902 – PH: 843-322-0308
COVID-19 appointments available 

2. Walgreens Co., 1294 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902 – PH: 843-522-8503
COVID-19 appointments available

3. Walmart Inc, 350 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort, SC 29906 – PH: 843-522-8221
Check appointment availability (vaccines in stock) – SCHEDULE ONLINE

4. Walmart Inc, 265 Sea Island Pkwy, Beaufort, SC 29907 – PH: 843-489-3216
Check appointment availability (vaccines in stock) – SCHEDULE ONLINE

 

BLUFFTON

 

5. Kroger Pharmacy #01100499, 125 Towne Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910
COVID-19 appointments available

6. Walgreens Co. #7652, 868 Fording Island Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
COVID-19 appointments available

7. Walgreens Co. #7652, 868 Fording Island Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
COVID-19 appointments available

8. Publix Super Markets Inc. #845, 80 Baylor Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910
Check appointment availability (vaccines in stock)

9. Publix Super Markets Inc. #1714, 2501 May River Crossing, Bluffton, SC 29910
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10. Walmart Inc #10-6395, 4 Bluffton Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
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11. Sams Club #10-6582, 14 Bluffton Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
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HILTON HEAD

 

12. Walgreens Co. #4980, 20 Hatton Pl, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
COVID-19 appointments available

13. Walgreens Co. #4813, 11 Palmetto Bay Rd #110, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
COVID-19 appointments available

14. Walmart Inc #10-0728, 25 Pembroke Dr, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
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15. Harris Teeter Pharmacy #09700152, 301 Main St, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
COVID-19 appointments available

16. Harris Teeter Pharmacy #09700423, 33 Office Park Rd #100, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
COVID-19 appointments available

 

RIDGELAND

 

17. Walgreens Co. #17239, 8225 E Main St Suite F, Ridgeland, SC 29936
COVID-19 appointments available

 

OKATIE

 

18. Walgreens Co. #9134, 138 Okatie Center Blvd S, Okatie, SC 29909
COVID-19 appointments available

 

HARDEVILLE

 

19. Publix Super Markets Inc. #1354, Nickel Plate Rd, Hardeeville, SC 29927
Check appointment availability (vaccines in stock)

20. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #11255, 40 D Mark Cummings Rd, Hardeeville, SC 29927
COVID-19 appointments available

21. Walmart Inc #10-2832, 4400 Us-278, Hardeeville, SC 29927 – PH: 843-208-3000
Check appointment availability (vaccines in stock) – SCHEDULE ONLINE

 

RINCON, GA

22. Kroger Pharmacy #01100625, 461 S Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA 31326 – PH: 912-826-7665
COVID-19 appointments available
Pfizer Vaccination
Pfizer Vaccination

 

See the latest COVID-19 vaccine information from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) including a copy of the South Carolina COVID-19 Vaccination Plan.

Sources: Beaufort Memorial Hospital, KFF,  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases