CARBONDALE (WSIL) -Parents were waiting with their children outside the doors of the Banterra Center at SIU in Carbondale, ready for their child to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
By 9:30 Thursday morning, officials say about a dozen teenagers had come in to get their COVID vaccine.
And about twenty 12 to 15-year-olds received their vaccine Wednesday night after the initial greenlight from health officials.
The Jackson County Health Department estimates 75-percent of their vaccinations were first doses and that parents are excited for the new age group.
Many expressed relief. Most of the parents that came so far are very excited. They are just relieved. You can tell that there s just this sense of relief with them. And I m sure there is some concern out there. We do want to make sure that everybody knows, this has been fully tested and approved and we re really excited to get as many people vaccinated age 12 and up as we can so that we can try to find our new normal
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Marion parent plans to take her 12 year-old daughter to a health provider to receive the vaccinate
MARION, Ill. (WSIL) Now that all Federal approvals are in place, the Jackson County Health Department will begin administering vaccines to 12-to-15-year-olds at the mass vaccination site at SIU’s Banterra Center.
Andrea Odum is thrilled to know the FDA approved a vaccine for kids in her 12-year-old daughter s age group.
One of the main reasons Odun said she wants her daughter to receive the Pfizer vaccine is because she wants her daughter to have a full and healthy life, especially after learning about children across the country being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms.
Jackson Co. Health Dept. vaccinating 12-15-year-olds The Jackson County Health Department is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15-year-olds. (Source: WBRC) By Jessica Ladd | May 12, 2021 at 4:43 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 4:52 PM
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Jackson County Health Department is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15-year-olds.
JCHD is administering the vaccine at their mass clinic site located in the west lobby of SIU’s Banterra Center.
The clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome.
(Jackson, MI) – The number of COVID-19 cases continues to trend down in Michigan and in Jackson County. Please refer to the MI Safe Start Map for additional statewide data. Notably, the 20-29 year old population exhibits a disparate number of the COVID positive population, meaning that they have a higher than average percent of cases overall in all populations during the timeframe of March 1, 2020 – May 4, 2021.
Concerns associated with potential long-term effects of COVID, also known as “long COVID,” remain in some residents. These effects include: fatigue, shortness of breath, joint pain, depression, and headache. Effects can be disabling and can last for months, and in some cases, arise without warning in patients who had few or no symptoms at the time they were diagnosed with COVID-19.