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.