Town Of Seekonk: School COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Press release from the Town of Seekonk:

November 22, 2021 - 1:33pm

The Seekonk Public Schools will once again be partnering with Brewster Ambulance to provide a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic. This next clinic will be solely for students ages 5 to 11. The vaccination clinic will be held at the Hurley Middle School gymnasium and will take place on Thursday, December 2nd with the second dosage being administered on Thursday, December 23rd. Students participating in the vaccination clinic must have a parent or legal guardian with them at the clinic, and the parent or legal guardian must sign the two attached consent forms from Brewster Ambulance and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Students participating in the vaccination clinic must bring both consent forms to the clinic on December 2, 2021.Parents/guardians who would like to have their child vaccinated through this program are asked to pre-register by completing an online form so that Brewster Ambulance can gauge vaccine supply amounts and scheduling. The pre-registration form can be found here.For those families that choose to have their child vaccinated:Once your student is fully vaccinated (has received the second dose), please provide an electronic copy or photo of your child’s vaccination record/card to the person designated below by your child’s school principal.Aitken Elementary School: Amy Infante, Secretary infantea@seekonkschools.orgMartin Elementary School: Lisa McLintock, Nurse, mclintockl@seekonkschools.orgHurley Middle School: Caitlin Crowshaw, Nurse, crowshawc@seekonkschools.orgBeing fully vaccinated will eliminate the need for your child to quarantine at home or participate in “test and stay” if they are designated as a close contact, and it will also help to reduce our overall contact tracing. If you have any questions regarding this vaccination clinic, please contact your child’s building principal, school nurse or Bridget McNamara, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools at mcnamarab@seekonkschools.org or 1-508-399-5106.Respectfully,

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