All high schoolers in Cincinnati Public Schools will have the opportunity to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine next week on campus, officials said.
The free vaccination clinics were made possible by the district's partnerships with the Cincinnati Health Department, TriHealth and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CPS assistant superintendent Susan Bunte said during a Wednesday board meeting.
Last week Gov. Mike DeWine said children who are 12 or older are eligible to receive the vaccine. Appointments at Cincinnati Children's started to fill up quickly, officials said, with more than 1,300 requests in one day.
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CPS spokesperson Frances Russ told The Enquirer the district's clinics will take place during the school day at 17 schools, and will be available to CPS students only. The clinics will be held in school cafeterias, libraries, gyms, classrooms and auditoriums.
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The second Pfizer doses will be given the week of June 14, according to the CPS website. Families should look for additional information about the clinics and how to sign up in an email.
The following CPS schools will offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics for students on Monday, according to the Cincinnati Health Department:
- Aiken High School (grades 7-12) in College Hill.
- James N. Gamble Montessori High School (grades 7-12) in Westwood.
- Gilbert A. Dater High School (grades 7-12) in Westwood.
- Western Hills University High School (grades 7-12) in Westwood.
- Woodward Career Technical High School (grades 7-12) in Bond Hill.
- Shroder High School (grades 7-12) in Madisonville.
- Riverview East Academy (preschool through grade 12) in Columbia Tusculum.
- Walnut Hills High School (grades 7-12) in Evanston.
The following CPS schools will offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics for students on Tuesday, according to the Cincinnati Health Department:
- Clark Montessori High School (grades 7-12) in Hyde Park.
- Withrow University High School (grades 7-12) in Hyde Park.
- Hughes STEM High School (grades 7-12) in University Heights.
- Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School (grades 7-12) in West End.
- Virtual High School (grades 9-12) in West End.
- Oyler School (preschool through grade 12) in Lower Price Hill.
- School for Creative and Performing Arts (grades K-12) in Over-the-Rhine.
- Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students (grades 3-11) in Walnut Hills.
- Lighthouse School (grades 7-12) in Madisonville.
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