News to Know for May 17: Mask-wearing in schools; RPS school board meeting; Tax deadline; DMV hours update Because not all students will be fully vaccinated by the end of the current academic year, schools should continue to utilize universal masking and social distancing, experts say. (Source: CNN) By Adrianna Hargrove | May 17, 2021 at 7:05 AM EDT - Updated May 17 at 7:05 AM
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RPS to hold vaccine clinic for students age 12+ at George Wythe An event for the second dose will be held three weeks later at the same location. (Source: KPLC) By Adrianna Hargrove | May 17, 2021 at 6:55 AM EDT - Updated May 17 at 6:55 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Public Schools will be hosting a special vaccination event at George Wythe High School for students ages 12 and older.
The vaccine clinic will be held on May 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RPS nurses will be staffed to administer the vaccines.
A parent or guardian must sign a consent form for a child aged 12-15 to receive the vaccine.
Virginiaâs 12-to-15-year-olds can officially receive a coronavirus vaccine, a move top state officials are hailing as critical to ending the pandemic and reaching immunity before school reopens in the fall.
âLike everyone else, our young people have had their lives disrupted over the past year,â said State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver in a Wednesday night statement. âI urge families to make vaccination a priority for everyone who qualifies to be vaccinated.â
The announcement follows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee decision to push through a recommendation for use Wednesday afternoon, two days after the Food and Drug Administration endorsed the vaccineâs effectiveness.
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The entrance to VCU Health s ambulatory care center. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts are expanding eligibility for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12 through 15. This FDA and the CDC approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine on children 12 and older earlier this week.
In Richmond and Henrico, that’s about 26,000 kids now eligible to get vaccinated.
Some children will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from their family pediatrician, if their office has necessary vaccine storage equipment and staffing capacity. Children are also now eligible to receive the vaccine at pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens, so long as they offer the Pfizer shot.
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Starting May 15, Virginia will relax physical distancing measures in restaurants and entertainment venues. But, Gov. Ralph Northam added all COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted in June, if all goes well.
According to a new poll, about two-thirds of Virginia parents say they re likely to have their children vaccinated. The poll was conducted for VDEM by VCU s Wilder School. The poll found parents in Western and Northwestern Virginia had the highest levels of vaccine hesitancy. Of parents with children aged 12 to 17, 59% in the Northwest and 84% in the Western part of the state said the