Eagle Pass Independent School District to Offer Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine to 12-15 Year Old Students
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
The Eagle Pass Independent School District announced that it is collaborating with the joint City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center to offer students 12-15 years old the opportunity to be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during May 25-28, 2021.
Interested parents seeking to have their 12-15 year old children vaccinated must go to the Eagle Pass Independent School District website at: www.eaglepassisd.net and click on a link to register their children.
The final clinic date for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will formally be announced in the near future by the Eagle Pass Independent School District.
What is known is that the vaccines will be administered by the Texas National Guard medical team members in collaboration with the local Emergency Operations Center at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center.
According to the Eagle Pass Independent School District website, an additional 150 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have been allocated for Maverick County by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
On May 10, 2021, the United States Federal Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents 12-15 years old. Since this emergency authorization by the FDA, over 600,000 American 12-15 year olds have received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. There are over 17 million adolescents 12-15 year old in the United States.
All interested parents of Eagle Pass Independent School District students aged 12-15 years old wishing to have their children receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine should go to the district’s website and register.
