Local school districts to offer vaccination clinics to students after Pfizer approval
With the FDA giving emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 12 and up â some local schools are preparing to vaccinate students with parental consent.
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With the FDA giving emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 12 and up, some local schools are preparing to vaccinate students with parental consent.
âWe really respect that this is a familyâs individual decision,â Mason City Schools spokesperson Tracey Carson said. âAnd so we just want to be a resource for families.â
Come hell or high water people overcome elements to get to vaccine sites Share Updated: 8:15 PM EST Feb 18, 2021 Share Updated: 8:15 PM EST Feb 18, 2021
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Show Transcript THEY CAME TO THE MASS VACCINE SITE WITH A RESOLVE DEEPER THAN ANY SNOW SOME WOULDN’T BE STOPPED BY THE LIKES OF LUCIFER OR FLOODS. WELL, CONNIE GOLDEN PUT IT BETTER. I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HERE COME HELL OR HIGH WATER. BRIAN: YOU WEREN’T GOING TO LET BAD ROADS STOP YOU. ABSOLUTELY. I’M FROM KENTUCKY. BRIAN: CONNIE, ON HER WAY TO GET VACCINATED IS LOOKING FORWARD WITH AGGRESSIVE OPTIMISM. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO NOW THAT YOU GOT THE VACCINE. PLAY AN ORGAN AND A HARPS HARPSICHORD, AND A PIANO FOR THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WYOMING. BRIAN: SOME HAD PLANS AND BACKUP PLANS IN PLACE IN CASE WE GOT THE SNOW GOT DEEP. I WAS GOING TO PUT IT IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE AND GO. BRIAN: YOU COULD HAVE BROUGHT A HORSE IN THIS OUTFIT. WELL I GOT HORSES TOO. BUT
With more demand than supply of COVID vaccine, this NKY vet s persistence paid off
A bit of luck helped, too
After being told there were no appointments available to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Jack Duncan didn t give up.
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ERLANGER, Ky. â When Jack Duncan called the Northern Kentucky Health Department s COVID-19 vaccine hotline, the agency told him there were no appointments available as doses continue to arrive at facilities across the region.
That didn t stop him.
After multiple phone calls around the region looking for an opening, the 80-year-old Air Force veteran called WCPO Wednesday asking if there was anything else he could do.
St. Elizabeth, HealthPoint and NKY Health starting Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations
People age 70 and older can schedule appointments online
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and last updated 2021-01-14 19:24:00-05
The Northern Kentucky Health Department, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and HealthPoint Family Care will start administering COVID-19 vaccines Friday to individuals in vaccine Phase 1B, which includes people age 70 or older and K-12 school personnel in the region.
People age 70 or older who live and/or work in Boone, Campbell, Grant or Kenton counties can schedule a St. Elizabeth vaccination appointment online here.