COVID-19 vaccinations of youths ages 12 to 15 could begin as early as Thursday afternoon for two of Forsyth Countyâs three main healthcare providers.
Novant Health Inc. said Tuesday it is preparing to provide first doses of the Pfizer vaccine to those age groups as soon as 3 p.m. Thursday.
Meanwhile, county health director Joshua Swift said his department will have Pfizer vaccine available for those age groups beginning with its 4 to 8 p.m. vaccination clinic Thursday, along with 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Wake Forest Baptist Health said it âwill be providing details on some upcoming events for families in our community.â
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators expanded use of Pfizer s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. Shots could begin within days once a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds.
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students, including those in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, before the start of the new school year.
The region s education community is mourning the death of a local school administrator who believed children should see themselves in what they study at school.Â
Rebecca McKnight, the social studies director for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, died Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. Malishai Woodbury, the chairwoman of the school board, choked back tears as she announced the death at the end of Tuesday s school board meeting, which ended with a moment of silence.Â
Superintendent Tricia McManus said the school district will continue McKnightâs work of making social studies inclusive. She called her one of the most outstanding educators she had ever met.
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With infectious disease experts lamenting the increase in COVID-19 cases among young people, Davie County Schools will have a vaccine clinic for eligible students at Davie County High School on Wednesday.
Students 16 and up are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, which has a two-dose regimen. The vaccines will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon at the high schoolâs parking lot.
The school is partnering with the Davie County Health and Human Services to offer the shot.
âThis is a tough group to communicate with from a public health standpoint, with their schedules, and itâs harder for them to be reached as opposed to people who read the daily news,â said Justin White, the deputy director of public health for Davie County Health and Human Services.