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Lake County Schools offer vaccines to students 16 and up

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  April 5, 2021 8:40pm EDT
Lake County
FOX 35 Orlando

School district vaccinating students in Lake County

Kids as young as 16 can now get the Pfizer vaccine in Florida. Those 18 and older are eligible for any shot. With the drop in age eligibility, Lake County is offering the vaccine to students.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Lake County Schools is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to its employees and students age 16 and older at its high schools.

The vaccination drive began on Monday morning.

Parents or legal guardians must accompany minor students ages 16 and 17 who want to get the vaccine.

Doses will be given as scheduled:

Eustis High School from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  • 1st dose on April 5th
  • 2nd dose on April 26th

South Lake High School from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  • 1st dose on April 6th
  • 2nd dose on April 27th

Leesburg High School from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  • 1st dose on April 6th
  • 2nd dose on April 27th

Lake Minneola High School from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  • 1st dose on April 7th
  • 2nd dose on April 28th

Tavares High School from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  • 1st dose on April 8th
  • 2nd dose on April 29th

"I’ve heard a lot of good things about it and the test results have been super positive from what I’ve heard and I think it will be better – more safe -- for me to get it," one student previously told FOX 35.

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Another student was less confident, saying "I don’t really know. It really depends if my parents get it or not."

Then a third student was a no, stating "I don’t think so personally just because of all the bad side effects that my family’s heard about it. My grandparents got it though."

Lake County Schools to offer vaccines to students 16 and up

Eustis High School will be first school participating in the vaccine drive.

Lake County Superintendent Diane Kornegary explained that "with every vaccination, we can provide it does create a greater sense of normalcy and a greater hope that we’ll be able to open up the school next year in some more normal fashion than we have. We’re excited and encouraging everybody to take advantage of this opportunity so that normal start is more of a reality for us next year."

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Lake County is the first Central Florida school district to offer vaccinations at its schools. 

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