Community Clinics Work To Get Vaccine-Hesitant Students, Parents Shots
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In the past week, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urged pediatricians and school districts to ramp up vaccine clinics.
Right now, children 11 and younger can’t get a COVID-19 vaccine. Meaning the pressure is on to make sure as many of their older classmates as possible get their shots and vaccine cards. "It wasn't really necessarily me waiting, but more is me wanting to get to know more about what the vaccine is and more trusting it. And clearly, you know, I end up trusting it enough to take it," 15-year-old Sanaa Harrison told Newsy. "Knowing that I'll be around like my grandparents and stuff. I want to make sure that I'm safe around them." In Hayward, California, planning the logistics of back-to-school vaccine clinics like this one by the school district and community nonprofit La Familia began last summer. The mobile clinic is here for a day in the parking lot and will return 3 weeks later, days before high schools start the fall semester.More Related News