Princeton Public Schools To Host Pediatric COVID-19 Shot Clinic

PRINCETON, NJ —Princeton Public School is collaborating with the Princeton Department of Health to sponsor two COVID-19 vaccination clinics for staff, students and families.

The Pfizer vaccination will be available for students ages 5 to 11 and also for students ages 12-18. Vaccinations for adults, including booster shots will also be available, district officials said.

Free vaccines will be offered from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Nov. 30 and Dec. 21, at 45 Stockton Street, Suzanne Patterson Building, located across the street from Monument Hall.

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Students who receive their first shot on Nov. 30, can receive the second dose on Dec.21. The Princeton Health Department will provide a sign-up link next week.

A few school districts in New Jersey, including East Brunswick and Hillsborough, are hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics for their students.

State officials said that the number of children ages 5 to 11 years old who are getting vaccinated increased five-fold.

The number of children ages 5 to 11 who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine hit 47,390 on Monday, up from 9,116 students in that age group who were vaccinated as of Nov. 8.

"That's more than five times what it was a week ago today," Gov. Phil Murphy said during Monday’s press briefing. "For parents, I would say that vaccinating your child is the surest way to return them to their normal routines. With each child who gets vaccinated and enters a classroom with an educator who was vaccinated and sits among their peers who are vaccinated, the closer we get to being able to lift the masking requirement in our schools."

Read More: NJ School Outbreaks, Latest COVID Pediatric Vaccine Data Released

For more information on vaccinations see below:

CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/keythingstoknow.html

New Jersey Department of Health: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/covid2019_vaccination.shtml

Pediatric Pfizer COVID Vaccine information sheet: https://www.fda.gov/media/153717/download

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