Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent to receive the vaccine.
“I think the health department is looking for unique ways to get the whole community vaccinated, so this is just another way that they can ensure that everyone has access to it,” Broward Schools Chief Portfolio Services Officer John Sullivan said. “So we’re very happy to partner with them to make it available to our school community.”
The health department return in three weeks for the second shots.
In Orlando, some 1,500 students and their families turned out to receive their vaccines at three area high schools Wednesday through Saturday, WKMG reported.
Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent to receive the vaccine.
“I think the health department is looking for unique ways to get the whole community vaccinated, so this is just another way that they can ensure that everyone has access to it,” Broward Schools Chief Portfolio Services Officer John Sullivan said. “So we’re very happy to partner with them to make it available to our school community.”
The health department return in three weeks for the second shots.
In Orlando, some 1,500 students and their families turned out to receive their vaccines at three area high schools Wednesday through Saturday, local media reported.
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A similar effort in Orange County last week resulted in about 1,500 students and family members receiving their coronavirus shots.
Broward County students 16 and older will soon have the opportunity to get vaccinated for the coronavirus without leaving campus beginning Tuesday.
A similar effort in Orange County last week resulted in about 1,500 students and families receiving COVID-19 shots.
The Broward County School District will begin offering the vaccine at six schools, with all of the county schools visited over an eight-day span through May 13.
All students 16 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine, which will be administered by staff members from the state Department of Health in Broward County. They ll return in three weeks for the second dose.
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