State residents aged 16 and up became eligible for the vaccine last week.
The school district plans to drive students to clinics by offering special events starting next week, tapping into its mailing lists and social media, and collaborating with city health officials by continuing to offer extra space for vaccine clinics.
The pilot took place in a district training facility where teachers began receiving vaccines in December. The pilot targeted students at a high school that was shut down by a recent outbreak.
“We started with a small drive for Eldorado (High School), and then we are pushing out to the larger community next week starting Wednesday, ready to get 20,000 youth in the city vaccinated, in the next couple of weeks,” school district COO Gabriella Duran Blakey said.
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