The Los Angeles Unified School District launched its mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics Monday, in an effort to vaccinate all middle and high school students in the district.
Interim Superintendent Megan K. Reilly told KNX vaccines are a “game changer” and explained how the plan will roll out at each campus.
Students between the ages of 12 and 15 are eligible for appointments but will have to bring an adult with them for their appointment. Students who are 16 and older can do the same, or they can opt to bring a consent form signed by a parent to their appointment.
Vaccinations have become a major concern in schools as some districts are now going into their second or third weeks of classes.
More than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported at L.A. County schools during the first week back. At least 1,893 of the cases were among staff and students at LAUSD, where all are required to be tested every week.
“The overwhelming majority of sites with cases report only one case [of COVID-19],” L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said. “However, there are 15 LAUSD sites and 48 other school sites where they’ve reported two cases.”
There were 84 LAUSD sites and 39 other school sites that reported three or more cases, including one in Tarzana that had 18 cases.
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What you need to know about mobile clinics:
1. Visit the LAUSD website to sign up for a vaccination appointment.
2. Check out the guide for making an appointment.
3. Take a look at the district section that corresponds to you to see when mobile vaccination clinics begin at your school.
4. Some schools have dose one vaccination dates as early as Aug. 31, while others won’t have one until mid-September.
So far, only Pfizer’s two-dose vaccine has been approved for children 12 and older. Ferrer said it’s of the utmost importance for people who are eligible to get their vaccinations in order to protect those under 12, who are still unable to get the vaccine.
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