By Joel Malkin
May 13, 2021
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County will begin providing the Pfizer COVID vaccine for children as young as 12 beginning next week, through a walk-up vaccination site in Lantana.
The CDC has signed off on allowing it for 12 to 15 year old kids after the FDA gave its approval.
The vaccine will be available for people of all eligible ages through a mobile unit set up outside the district s clinic at 1250 Southwinds Drive, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Anyone under the age of 18 must bring a parent or guardian with them.
The Health Care District has been phasing out its mass vaccination sites in favor of using the mobile clinics in targeted areas.
By Joel Malkin
May 13, 2021
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County will begin providing the Pfizer COVID vaccine for children as young as 12 beginning next week, through a walk-up vaccination site in Lantana.
The CDC has signed off on allowing it for 12 to 15 year old kids after the FDA gave its approval.
The vaccine will be available for people of all eligible ages through a mobile unit set up outside the district s clinic at 1250 Southwinds Drive, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Anyone under the age of 18 must bring a parent or guardian with them.
The Health Care District has been phasing out its mass vaccination sites in favor of using the mobile clinics in targeted areas.
PRESS RELEASE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL Over 87,000 patients have received rapid response since Palm Beach County’s lifesaving Trauma System took flight 30 years ago. The Health Care District of Palm Beach County recognizes the many professionals who play key roles in this integrated, round-the-clock system.
“Thanks to the skill and dedication of the professionals who support the Trauma System in Palm Beach County, tens of thousands of trauma victims have survived and returned to work and their daily lives,” said Leslie B. Daniels, chair of the Health Care District’s Board of Commissioners. “This milestone reflects a successful public and private partnership.”
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