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Erie, Niagara counties schedule vaccine clinics for anyone 12 years and older
The Niagara County and Erie County health departments are expanding their clinics to allow registration for people 12 years of age and older. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:22 PM EDT May 13, 2021
LOCKPORT, N.Y. Following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the Niagara County and Erie County health departments are expanding their clinics to allow registration for people 12 years of age and older.
“Now that federal and state officials have authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12, it is important for parents and caregivers to take advantage of this expanded access to the free vaccine for their children before next school year,” Niagara County Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton said in a release.
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As Niagara County shifts away from mass vaccination sites, health leaders are turning their attention to the younger population by holding nearly all of the Department of Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics in schools.
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NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) â As Niagara County shifts away from mass vaccination sites, health leaders are turning their attention to the younger population by holding nearly all of the Department of Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics in schools. We hope that people feel more comfortable coming to the school. It s a place where their children feel more comfortable. Once we start vaccinating children 12 and up, the ability for them to come to a place that they trust and love is really what we re trying to achieve here, Dan Stapleton, the public health director for Niagara County, said.