Mobile Vaccine Clinic offers COVID-19 shots to students

Mobile Vaccine Clinic Offers COVID-19 Shots to Students
Posted on 11/08/2021
Mobile Vaccine Clinic Offers COVID-19 Shots to Students

Castleberry ISD is partnering with Be Well Primary Care to provide students between the ages of 5 and 11 an opportunity to receive the newly released Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccination. An adult must accompany the student receiving the vaccine. The vaccination is administered in two doses, given three weeks apart. Adult vaccinations will not be available during this clinic. The schedule for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Castleberry ISD campuses is below. 

According to the CDC, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years has the same active ingredients as the vaccine given to adults and adolescents. However, children ages 5 through 11 years receive an age-appropriate dose that is one-third of the adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Smaller needles, designed specifically for children, are also used for children ages 5 through 11 years. To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

The FDA claims the vaccine is 90.7% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in children 5 through 11 years of age. This means that a vaccinated child is roughly 90% less likely to fall ill than a similar unvaccinated child. In the US, children 5 to 11 made up 39% of cases of individuals younger than 18 years of age.

The timeline of Castleberry ISD Be Well Primary Care mobile vaccine clinics will ensure children are fully vaccinated by mid-December and provide students with protection during the upcoming holiday season.

Download the consent form to complete prior to vaccination clinic. Printed copies will also be available at the mobile clinic.

First Dose Administration

Joy James Elementary Gymnasium
Wednesday, November 10th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Castleberry Elementary Gymnasium
Thursday, November 11th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

A.V. Cato Elementary Gymnasium
Tuesday, November 16th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Irma Marsh Middle School Cafeteria
6th graders who are 11
Wednesday, November 17th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Second Dose Administration

Joy James Elementary Gymnasium
Wednesday, December 1st
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Castleberry Elementary Gymnasium
Thursday, December 2nd
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

A.V. Cato Elementary Gymnasium
Tuesday, December 7th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Irma Marsh Middle School Cafeteria
6th graders who are 11
Wednesday, December 8th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM
CANCELLED. Please make arrangements to attend another clinic date listed above.

Vaccine Provided

Pfizer-BioNTech