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Lake County Schools offer vaccines to students 16 and up
By FOX 35 News Staff
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School district vaccinating students in Lake County
Kids as young as 16 can now get the Pfizer vaccine in Florida. Those 18 and older are eligible for any shot. With the drop in age eligibility, Lake County is offering the vaccine to students.
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Lake County Schools is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to its employees and students age 16 and older at its high schools.
The vaccination drive began on Monday morning.
Parents or legal guardians must accompany minor students ages 16 and 17 who want to get the vaccine.
1 hour ago by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
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The Lake County Health Department is offering the Pfizer vaccine to students 16 and older along with anyone else who is eligible at Eustis High from 3 to 6 Monday afternoon.
It is the next step in the county effort now that about 80 percent of residents 65 and older have been vaccinated.
Administrator Aaron Kissler says the department will keep working at it but some senior citizens won’t want the vaccine. Getting the wider community immunized actually protects those vaccine-hesitant seniors.
Students 16 and older can soon get vaccinated at Lake County schools
Pfizer vaccines will be offered beginning Monday, officials say
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Parents in Lake County had mixed opinions about having their kids vaccinated in the wake of news that students 16 and older will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine at school starting next week, according to a news release from the school district.
The optional vaccinations will start Eustis High School then rotate to schools throughout the week. It’s a partnership with the state department of health.
Kyla Lucas has a senior at Eustis High School and she offered her insight.