Fort Worth school district to offer COVID vaccines for students 12 years and older
The Fort Worth school district will offer COVID-19 vaccines to students and their parents, the district announced Monday.
The district will offer the Pfizer vaccines to students 12 and older at numerous campuses beginning May 19 and continue each weekday through May 27, with clinics at two different schools each day. Each clinic will be open from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Registration is not required, but is encouraged. People can sign up internally at each campus.
Perrone Pharmacy is providing 180 doses of vaccine for each campus involved. If more doses are required, accommodations will be made, the district said. The second dose will be provided three weeks after the first, beginning June 9.
Campuses currently enrolled in the vaccine distribution are:
- Arlington Heights HS
- North Side HS
- Diamond Hill-Jarvis HS
- R.L. Paschal HS
- O.D. Wyatt HS
- South Hills HS
- Western Hills HS
- Amon Carter-Riverside HS
- Paul Laurence Dunbar HS
- Trimble Tech HS
- Benbrook Middle-High School
- Polytechnic HS
- Southwest HS
- Eastern Hills HS
The city of Fort Worth is also sponsoring a vaccine event for Fort Worth ISD students from 12 to 15 years old and their eligible family members on Saturday.
The vaccine clinic will be held at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex at 505 W. Felix St. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents are encouraged to pre-register, but walk-ups will be accommodated. Visit https://fortworthtexas.gov/covidshot to register. If registering early, please be sure to select May 22 to set you appointment at this location.
On the registration page it may say “Must be 18 or Older.” That statement means only people 18 or older can register a young person under 18 years of age. The clinic will vaccinate students 12 years and older.
The clinic will offer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine with the second dose scheduled for Saturday, June 12. These vaccinations are free of charge.
With the anticipation of bad weather on Saturday, the Bob Bolen Complex will offer the opportunity for walk-in service.
If you have any questions about Saturday’s event, please call the city hotline at 817-392-8478 or email COVID19@fortworthtexas.gov.
This story was originally published May 18, 2021 at 11:17 AM.
