Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Health Department will hold #vaxtostay clinics at all St. Lawrence County public elementary schools for anyone 5-11 years of age throughout the month of November. …
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CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Health Department will hold #vaxtostay clinics at all St. Lawrence County public elementary schools for anyone 5-11 years of age throughout the month of November.
The clinics will be scheduled to get anyone that attends their second dose before the Christmas holiday/winter break.
For details about your school’s clinic, ask your school for information.
The first clinic is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13 at the St. Lawrence University Leithead Field House from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
This event will include visits from college mascots, K9 dogs, and local firemen, Public Health said.
To register, visit St. Lawrence County Public Health Department’s website at https://stlawco.org/Departments/PublicHealth or call 315-229-3452.
Although children are at lower risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19 compared with adults, children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, get very sick, have both short and long-term health complications, and spread COVID-19 to others, claims a press release from county Public Health.
“The vaccine has proven to be an extremely safe vaccine and provides benefit not only to the child but to their family and community,” said Dr. Kathleen Terrence, Pediatrician with St Lawrence Heath and Board of Health member.
“Between 25 and 30 percent of all current active cases in St Lawrence County are in people under the age of 20,” said St Lawrence County Public Health Interim Director Jolene Munger. “Vaccination offers the best protection for all age groups from serious illness, hospitalization and death associated with COVID-19.”
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, Governor Hochul announced the "Vaccinate. Educate. Graduate" plan.
The incentive calls for any children in the 5 to 11 age group who gets vaccinated to be part of a pool in which the state will select 50 names of children who will receive a full ride to a SUNY or CUNY institution for college.
Parents can register their children for this incentive at https://forms.ny.gov/s3/Vaccinate-Educate-Graduate-Vaccine-Incentive.
