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Student vaccine clinic scheduled
SULLIVAN Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24), in coordination with Northern Light Pediatrics, will host a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students aged 12 and older “for families who are interested,” according to a May 18 letter from RSU 24 Superintendent Michael Eastman.
The clinic will take place at the Sumner Memorial High School gymnasium from 1 to 5 p.m. The first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered on May 21 and the second on June 11.
For questions, contact Sumner nurse Stephanie Vikberg at 422-3510 or Mountain View School nurse Beth Coombs at 422-3200.
AR Gould to Offer Vaccines in Schools & Saturday Family Clinic
In an effort to make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible, particularly to teens and 12-year-olds, Northern Light AR Gould Hospital is taking their clinic on the road to several local schools and offering a special Saturday family clinic in its Pediatrics practice.
“First it was about getting shots in arms as quickly as we could. For that, a mass vaccine clinic was the answer. Now it’s time to make a change so we can reach those pockets of people who couldn’t make it to that location during the hours offered. With the recent announcement that Pfizer can now be given to those age 12 and over, it’s also time to take extra steps to get the youth in our community taken care of,” explained Jay Reynolds, MD, senior physician executive at the hospital.