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National Jewish Health Holding 'Vaccine Teen' Events Every Day This Week

DENVER (CBS4) -- National Jewish Health will hold five Vaccine Teen events this week, to provide 2,500 first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the newly eligible 12 to 15 year olds and any teen up to age 17.

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Doctor making a vaccination in the shoulder of patient teens girls person, Flu Vaccination Injection on Arm, coronavirus,covid-19 vaccine disease preparing for human clinical trials vaccination shot (credit: iStock/Getty)

The events will be held Monday through Thursday from 4 – 8 p.m. and Friday from 1 - 5 p.m. An appointment is required at all of the vaccine events. Click here to register: registration.njhealth.org/appointments/vaccine

Parental consent also is required and parents should accompany their child to provide that consent.

Second doses appointments will be 21 days later and sign-up for appointments takes place as people register for the first appointment.

 

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