Local schools are hosting vaccine clinics as part of new effort by Milwaukee Health Department | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Matt Martinez
November 10, 2021
Students at St. Margaret Mary School received doses of the vaccine at a clinic held on Nov. 9. (Photo by Matt Martinez)
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A new effort from the Milwaukee Health Department will bring COVID-19 vaccinations to Milwaukee schools in an effort to reach younger children.
The vaccine clinics are a partnership between the Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Public Schools, Seton Catholic Schools and Children’s Wisconsin. There will be 22 clinics in total: 12 at MPS locations, and 10 at Seton Catholic Schools.
The clinics are primarily meant to serve kids aged 5 to 11, as they were recently authorized to receive the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. However, the clinics will also be open to the public and offer first, second and booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
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There also are doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine available for those over the age of 18.
No appointments are needed for students or the general public. Kids under 18 will need parental permission to get the shot. MPS is providing permission slips for parents to allow their children to get the vaccine. Parents can also accompany their child and give permission.
MPS students who attend schools that are not on the list can get vaccinated at any of these clinics.
Emily Tau, marketing and communications officer for the Milwaukee Health Department, said there will also be flu vaccines administered at the clinics. Kids can get both their COVID-19 and flu shots in the same day, according to recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The schedule for the clinics was made with the holidays in mind, allowing the last children to be vaccinated 10 days before Christmas and 14 days before New Year’s.
Guidelines from the CDC state that a person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second shot.
When and where the vaccine clinics will be held:
Monday, Nov. 29
Hartford University School, 2227 E. Hartford Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Townsend Public School, 3360 N. Sherman Blvd. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 30
Marshall High School, 4141 N. 64 St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
St. Margaret Mary School, 3950 N. 92 St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 1
Brown Street Academy, 2029 N. 20 St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Catholic East Elementary Holy Rosary Campus, 2038 N. Bartlett Ave., 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 2
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School, 2733 W. Euclid Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Longfellow Public School, 1021 S. 21 St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Dec. 3
Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education, 5075 N. Sherman Blvd. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Kilbourn Public School, 5354 N. 68th St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 15 and Monday, Dec. 6
St. Roman Parish School, 1810 W. Bolivar Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon.
St. Rafael Catholic School, 2251 S. 31st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 and Tuesday, Dec. 7
Northwest Catholic School, 7140 N. 41st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Dec. 8
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, 341 E. Norwich St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Thursday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Dec. 9
St. Charles Borromeo School, 3100 W. Parnell Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Victory K8 & Milwaukee Italian Immersion School, 2222 W. Henry Ave. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Dec. 10
Allen-Field Elementary School, 730 W. Lapham Blvd. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Prince of Peace School, 1114 S. 25th St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Dec. 13
Mary McLeod Bethune Academy, 1535 N. 35th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
St. Catherine’s Catholic Elementary School, 2647 N. 51st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Dec. 14
LaFollette Public School, 3239 N. 9th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, 2308 W. Nash St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information
For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit https://city.milwaukee.gov/CovidVax or call the health department’s COVID-19 hotline at 414-286-6800.
For help finding a COVID-19 vaccine and more information, visit https://www.healthymke.com/5-11.
For more information about flu shots, check out our previous NNS reporting. The Milwaukee Health Department also has more information on its website.
Un nuevo esfuerzo del Departamento de Salud de Milwaukee traerá las vacunas COVID-19 a las escuelas de Milwaukee en un esfuerzo por llegar a los niños más pequeños.
Las clínicas de vacunas son una colaboración entre el Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Public Schools, Seton Catholic Schools y Wisconsin ‘s Children. Habrá 22 clínicas en total: 12 en ubicaciones de MPS y 10 en las escuelas católicas de Seton.
Las clínicas están destinadas principalmente a atender a niños de 5 a 11 años, ya que recientemente se les autorizó a recibir la vacuna Pfizer para COVID-19. Sin embargo, las clínicas también estarán abiertas al público y ofrecerán la primera, la segunda y la dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna Pfizer.
También hay dosis de la vacuna Johnson & Johnson disponibles para los mayores de 18 años.
No se necesitan citas para los estudiantes o el público en general. Los niños menores de 18 años necesitarán el permiso de los padres para recibir la vacuna. MPS está proporcionando formularios de permiso para que los padres permitan que sus hijos reciban la vacuna. Los padres también pueden acompañar a sus hijos y darles permiso.
Los estudiantes de MPS que asisten a escuelas que no están en la lista pueden vacunarse en cualquiera de estas clínicas.
Emily Tau, oficial de marketing y comunicaciones del Milwaukee Health Department, dijo que también se administrarán vacunas contra la influenza en las clínicas. Los niños pueden recibir tanto la vacuna COVID-19 como la vacuna contra la gripe el mismo día, según una guía reciente de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades .
El horario de las clínicas se hizo pensando en las vacaciones, permitiendo que los últimos niños fueran vacunados 10 días antes de Navidad y 14 días antes de Año Nuevo.
Las pautas de los CDC establecen que una persona se considera completamente vacunada dos semanas después de su segunda vacuna.
Hartford University School, 2227 E. Hartford Ave.- 9:30 am hasta el mediodía
Townsend Public School, 3360 N. Sherman Blvd. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Marshall High School, 4141 N. 64th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
St. Margaret Mary School, 3950 N. 92nd St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brown Street Academy, 2029 N. 20th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Catholic East Elementary Holy Rosary Campus, 2038 N. Bartlett Ave., 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School, 2733 W. Euclid Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Longfellow Public School, 1021 S. 21st St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education, 5075 N. Sherman Blvd. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Kilbourn Public School, 5354 N. 68th St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Roman Parish School, 1810 W. Bolivar Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon.
St. Rafael Catholic School, 2251 S. 31st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Northwest Catholic School, 7140 N. 41st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, 341 E. Norwich St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
St. Charles Borromeo School, 3100 W. Parnell Ave. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Victory K8 & Milwaukee Italian Immersion School, 2222 W. Henry Ave. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Allen-Field Elementary School, 730 W. Lapham Blvd. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Prince of Peace School, 1114 S. 25th St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mary McLeod Bethune Academy, 1535 N. 35th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
St. Catherine’s Catholic Elementary School, 2647 N. 51st St. – 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
LaFollette Public School, 3239 N. 9th St. – 9:30 a.m. to noon
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, 2308 W. Nash St. – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Para obtener más información sobre la vacuna COVID-19, visite https://city.milwaukee.gov/CovidVax o llame a la línea directa de COVID-19 del departamento de salud al 414-286-6800.
Para obtener ayuda para encontrar una vacuna COVID-19 y más información, visite https://www.healthymke.com/5-11 .
Para obtener más información sobre las vacunas contra la gripe, consulte nuestros informes anteriores de NNS. El Milwaukee Health Department también tiene más información en su sitio web.