The Pfizer vaccine was approved Monday for kids 12-15. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 4:11 PM EDT May 11, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is coordinating with schools in the county to vaccinate kids ages 12-15.
The FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday for emergency use in children of those ages. Lucas County is expanding eligibility to everyone 12 and older.
Once vaccination guidance is issued, kids 12-15 will be able to get vaccinated everywhere the Pfizer vaccine is available. Parent or guardian consent is required.
The health department has tentatively scheduled vaccine clinics with area school districts in anticipation of a recommendation.
Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit heading to under-served areas of Toledo
There is no appointment required. The one-time Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered that doesn t require a second dose. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 10:16 AM EDT May 6, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The city of Toledo, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and the V-Project are partnering to bring the COVID-19 vaccination to under-served and under-vaccinated parts of the city.
The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department and health department will be staffing a mobile vaccination unit to provide easier access to the vaccine to all members of our community.
The vaccination sites will be administering the one-time Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which doesn t require the need for a second dose.
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Savage said lots of messaging is coming soon.
Mayor Kapszukiewicz said up until this point the focus has been to get people to the vaccine. Now the approach is transitioning to getting the vaccine to the people.
FULL NEWS CONFERENCE We knew once we got to 50 percent, it was going to get a little harder, he said. The people most enthusiastic were going to get it first. Now demand is starting to wane a little bit. So as we push to the final 20 or 25 percent we need to reach herd immunity, we know we have to adjust our approach to bring vaccines to the neighborhoods.
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