Health & Fitness
Polk County Schools Offering Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
Free vaccinations will be given next week at two Polk County high schools where residents can get initial doses as well as booster shots.
LAKELAND, FLA — Polk County area students ages 5 and up along with others who want to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have the opportunity to do so when two pop-up clinics are offered next week at local high schools.
Polk County Public Schools is partnering with the county health department to offer the clinics. The clinics will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next week and is open to any district students, their family members and district employees.
The first clinic will be held from 2:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Ridge Community High School, which is located at 500 Orchid Lane in Davenport before a second clinic will be held from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday at Lake Gibson High School at 7007 Socrum Loop Rd. in Lakeland.
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Both clinics are open to any student in Polk County age 5 and up, as well as their family members and district employees, officials said. No appointment is necessary and the shots will be administered at mo cost.
The clinics will also offer COVID-19 booster shots to those who are eligible.
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According to local health officials, 63.5 percent of eligible Polk County residents have received at least one dose of the vaccines while 55.3 percent of residents have been fully vaccinated.
The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for anyone age 5 and up. The Pfizer vaccine is a two-series shot, meaning two doses are required to become fully vaccinated. Individuals who receive the Pfizer vaccine will need to receive a second dose. Information about follow-up doses is as follows:
Those who received their first dose of Pfizer on Nov. 17 at Ridge Community High will be scheduled to return to the high school on Dec. 8 for the second dose.
Those who received their first dose of Pfizer on Nov. 18 at Lake Gibson High will be scheduled to return to the high school on Dec. 9 for their second dose.
Individuals who receive the Pfizer vaccine and cannot return on those specific days will be given additional options on when and where to get their second dose.
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