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COVID-19 vaccine registration now open for children 12 and older
COVID-19 vaccine registration now open for children 12 and older By Joseph Payton and Keaton Eberly | May 13, 2021 at 8:08 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 8:08 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - On Thursday, registration opened for children ages 12 and up to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
For those who would like their child to be vaccinated, plenty of options are available. CVS offers walk-in visitors, but recommends scheduling an appointment,
“You can pick same-day appointments, pick your time slots, make it convenient for you to get in and out,” CVS Health District Leader Bill Cuffari said. “It’ll also set up not just the first appointment but also subsequent second appointment.”
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. A stark choice confronts area residents who haven t gotten vaccinated against COVID-19, says a key local medical leader. The only path out of this pandemic for us is herd immunity, and the only path to herd immunity is vaccination, said Dr. James Porter, president of Deaconess Health System. The only way we get to herd immunity is, 75-80% of the population makes the personal choice to get the vaccine or to have their loved one vaccinated.
But the portion of the population that really isn t that scared of (COVID-19) is an obstacle and a part of the problem, Porter said.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. A stark choice confronts area residents who haven t gotten vaccinated against COVID-19, says a key local medical leader. The only path out of this pandemic for us is herd immunity, and the only path to herd immunity is vaccination, said Dr. James Porter, president of Deaconess Health System. The only way we get to herd immunity is, 75-80% of the population makes the personal choice to get the vaccine or to have their loved one vaccinated.
But the portion of the population that really isn t that scared of (COVID-19) is an obstacle and a part of the problem, Porter said.