Genesee County adds three school sites for COVID-19 vaccinations, including children ages 5-11 – MLive.com

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county Health Department will have COVID-19 vaccines available for children ages 5-11 starting next week at three standing clinics and three school sites.

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Health Department will have vaccines available at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 2316 Coldwater Road, from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays; Central Church of the Nazarene, 1261 W. Bristol Road, from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesdays; and at Shiloh Missionary Baptist, 2120 Saginaw St., from 3-6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Also on Tuesday, vaccines are available from 3:30-7 p.m. at Grand Blanc High School, 12500 Holly Road in Grand Blanc.

On Wednesday, Nov. 10, a clinic is scheduled at Flushing High School, 5039 Deland Road, from 5-8 p.m., and on Thursday, Nov. 11 E.A. Johnson High School, 8041 Neff Road, in Mt. Morris will host a clinic from 3:30-7 p.m.

Parents or guardians must be at the clinic for children to receive a vaccine, according to the countys website.

Each site will also offer vaccinations for those older than 11, a Health Department spokeswoman said.

Despite the availability of the vaccinations, Medical Health Officer Dr. Pamela Hackert told the county Board of Health last month that the mandatory school mask mandate will continue and is working, resulting in fewer new COVID-19 cases per capita than counties without the requirement.

We are looking at just keeping the masks in the schools at this time and for the foreseeable future, Hackert said at the Oct. 20 meeting. In districts that do not have mandates for masking in schools, (COVID-19) case numbers are significantly higher.

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