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HomeHealth and Lifestyle"Youth Only" Coronavirus Vaccination Clinics Coming To Kawartha Lakes

“Youth Only” Coronavirus Vaccination Clinics Coming To Kawartha Lakes

KAWARTHA LAKES-The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has sent a letter to local schools advising them of “youth only” vaccination clinics in our area. The letter was then sent to parents/guardians.

Below is a copy of the letter:

“Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, May 31 , 2021

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit recommends youth 12 to 17 years of age get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccinating youth protects them from:

  • Being infected with COVID-19
  • Getting sick from COVID-19
  • Spreading COVID-19 to othersYouth 12 to 17 years of age are now able to book an appointment for a free first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at one of the Health Unit’s mass immunization clinics.

There will also be “youth only immunization clinics” during the weeks of June 14 These clinics will be for youth 12 to 17 years old ONLY and occur as follows:

Campbellford Curling Club June 21

Cobourg Community Centre June 14, 20, 27

Fenelon Falls Community Centre June 25

Lindsay Exhibition June 15, 17, 19, 22

Minden SG Nesbitt Memorial Arena June 26thst and June 21 .

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Visit COVID-19 vaccines for youth or call the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900 to book an appointment.

Your primary care provider or local pharmacies may provide vaccinations for youth. Contact these providers directly for more information.

Please use these links for more information or call the School Health Team at the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1508.”

Health Units have said that kids as young as 12 years of age can be vaccinated without parental consent.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine safety group is looking into  reports of Myocarditis, a heart inflammation, in vaccinated individuals — primarily teenagers and young adults.

The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to put young men at elevated risk of developing a heart muscle inflammation called myocarditis, researchers in Israel say. In a report submitted June 1,2021 to the Israeli Ministry of Health, they conclude that between one in 3000 and one in 6000 men ages 16 to 24 who received the vaccine developed the condition.

Read more on that here:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/israel-reports-link-between-rare-cases-heart-inflammation-and-covid-19-vaccination

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Pamela Vanmeer
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