Howard County Government: Howard County Partners With Safeway For Children's Vaccine Clinic In Columbia

Elkridge MD

16 December, 2021

8:43 AM

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Press release from the Howard County Government: 12/15/2021 Howard County Government, Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County Public School System are partnering with Safeway to provide a children's vaccine clinic at the Bain 50+ Center. ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Government, Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County Public School System are partnering with Safeway to provide a children's vaccine clinic at the Bain 50+ Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia, this Saturday, December 18th, from 10:00 – 6:00 p.m. The clinic will only be providing doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years old. To make an appointment, please click here.(link is external)   To date, nearly 44% of our 5–11-year-old residents have received at least one vaccine dose – that's nearly 14,000 of our children and is incredible progress. With new variants and the holiday season underway, it's more important than ever to ensure our children have this additional layer of protection from COVID-19. We're grateful to our partners at Safeway for providing these vaccine doses and helping us reach more of our community. Let's get vaccinated. Calvin Ball Howard County Executive "Getting the youngest of our eligible residents vaccinated will help control the spread of COVID-19 in the community, prevent hospitalizations and save lives" said Dr. Maura J. Rossman, Howard County Health Officer. To find other upcoming vaccine clinics, please visit vaccine.howardcountymd.gov.(link is external)  This press release was produced by the Howard County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.