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ANGOLA â When vaccines against COVID-19 opened up for people ages 16 and older in April, McKenna Powers knew she wouldnât have that long to wait to get her shot; her birthday is in the last week in May.
After federal and state health authorities recently approved the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for youths 12-15, McKenna was ready to go.
Consequently, McKenna got her first dose on Tuesday, the first day the new vaccine clinic was open in the Steuben Community Center at age 15. When she gets her second shot in three weeks, sheâll be 16.
âI was waiting to get my vaccine then they dropped the age,â McKenna said as she waited for her turn with nurse Judy Thrasher of the Steuben County Health Department, who was administering the Pfizer vaccine in one of the three booths set up for shots.
ANGOLA â As the Steuben County Health Department gears up to open a new COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the Steuben Community Center, interest is growing already from parents wanting to inoculate their children, Health Department Administrator Alicia Walsh says.
Just this week the federal government approved people 12-15 to start getting vaccinated, joining those 16-18 that had weeks earlier been approved.
Indiana State Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said on Wednesday that parents can start signing up their 12- to 15-year-olds for vaccines as of 8 a.m. Thursday.
Walsh said sheâs starting to get inquiries from parents about getting their children vaccinated.
ANGOLA — Steuben County will continue to be one of the few sites in northeast Indiana to offer the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 after changes are made to local
⢠Individuals over the age of 65
To register for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, use any of the following resources:
• Visit ourshot.in.gov online to schedule
⢠Call 2-1-1
⢠Call the Cameron COVID Vaccine Clinic Call Center at 624-5594
⢠Call the Steuben County Health Department at 668-1000, ext. 1500
Individuals must be pre-scheduled for a vaccine before arriving to the Steuben County Event Center. The Steuben County Health Department is asking people who do not have a scheduled vaccine appointment to not travel to the Event Center.
More than 10,000 people in the four-county area have already received their first dose of the vaccine as clinics in the region continue to dole out doses as quickly as they receive them.