Baltimore County To Hold Vaccine Clinics At Two High Schools This Week

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics volition beryllium held this week astatine 2 Baltimore County precocious schools, portion of the county’s effort to get students inoculated earlier the commencement of schoolhouse connected Aug. 30.

The clinics volition beryllium from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday astatine New Town High School, 4931 New Town Blvd., and from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday astatine Dundalk High School, 1901 Delvale Ave.

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County officials selected those precocious schools due to the fact that the communities person been affected disproportionally by the COVID-19 pandemic and person vaccination rates little than the region average, according to a region statement.

The clinics are not constricted to students, and anyone 12 oregon older tin person a vaccine. Those who privation to person a vaccine but cannot be the session tin find different clinics connected the county’s website.

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More than 70 percent of Baltimore County residents 12 and older person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine, but respective communities astir the region proceed to person little vaccination rates, according to the statement. The rates are besides little for younger residents, with astir 47 percent of residents betwixt the ages of 12 and 18 having received astatine slightest 1 dose.

“It is clip to get REVVed up for backmost to school,” Baltimore County Health Officer Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch said successful the statement. “Being Ready, Energized, Vigilant and Vaxxed volition spell a agelong mode toward a palmy schoolhouse twelvemonth for our students, families and staff.”

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