CORONAVIRUS: Seattle Public Schools offers another local vaccination clinic

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Seattle Public Schools has announced another round of COVID vaccine clinics for students, staff, and family members, ages 3 and above. The full citywide list is here; the West Seattle clinic is at Denny International Middle School (2601 SW Kenyon) 2:30-5:30 pm Saturday, August 6th. You’re encouraged to preregister here but we’re told they do welcome walk-ins. At the school clinic, Safeway Pharmacy will provide doses 1, 2 for students ages 3-4, dose 1 and 2 for ages 5-adult, boosters for ages 5-adult.

Charles July 25, 2022 (8:22 pm)

WSB- you should publish the shot rates for kids 5 and younger. Nationally- it’s 2.8% as of about 10 days ago. It’s funny how out states tracker doesn’t show rates of the youngest (5 years and younger- and if I’m missing it- please send a link) (I’m sure it’s because it takes them 6 months to get the data together). Lol.Find other actual news.

CountVonCount July 26, 2022 (5:33 am)

The under-5 vaccines were first “available” (not really) 5 weeks ago today, and Moderna takes 2 more weeks after the second shot for a child to be fully vaccinated…

That means the soonest an under-5 can be fully vaccinated, excluding trial participants, is Tuesday, Aug. 2. So how are even 2.8% fully vaccinated? (Not even taking into account those who chose Pfizer’s 3 doses.)

I don’t feel this data would be useful for another month or more, reflecting when the true availability kicked in.

DonJulio July 25, 2022 (9:21 pm)

Does anyone know which variant this vaccine protects against?

DonJulio July 28, 2022 (10:03 pm)

Serious question, you guys. Would appreciate the help from anyone for guidance.

Watertowerjim July 26, 2022 (6:14 am)

So, less than 3% of kids five and under are vaccinated. Simple math tells me that a large portion of these parents were part of the majority backing government vaccine mandates last year for the rest of us. I’d like to ask those parents why it’s ok for them to choose not to get their child vaccinated now? Why is choice an option for THEIR kids but wasn’t for me and my teens?

CountVonCount July 26, 2022 (12:25 pm)

With the exception of trial participants, 0% of kids under-5 are fully vaccinated, because the vaccines weren’t yet available 6 weeks ago.

They didn’t become widely available until July, and many clinics still only carry Pfizer, which requires 3 doses and more than two months.

Maybe before you gripe about the numbers, wait to see what they are.
- Watertowerjim July 26, 2022 (2:14 pm)
  
  Got it, thanks. Let’s wait a few months and revisit. I’m sure it will reach the 80+% rate of king county adults although this article says rates have peaked since they came out mid June.
  
  https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-vaccination-rates-among-children-under-5-have-peaked-and-are-decreasing-just-weeks-into-their-eligibility/#:~:text=Children%20between%20the%20ages%20of,by%20the%20Food%20and%20Drug
- Pessoa July 27, 2022 (10:53 am)
  
  Overall, there has been a seismic shift in attitudes in regards to vaccinations. Roughly 4 in 10 parents say they will not consider vaccinating their child. https://www.kff.org/

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