Immunization

FLORENCE – United Way and Marine Corps League of the Shoals is holding registration for Toys for Tots beginning Friday, October 30–November 14. Registration will take place at the Tractor Supply Store parking lot in Muscle Shoals, and the Academy parking lot in Florence. Registration will take place every Friday and Saturday from 8am-12pm by appointment only. Please call 211 to schedule your appointment. Registrants will be required to wear a mask and observe social distancing guidelines. If you have already registered for another Christmas Assistance program, you DO NOT qualify to participate for Toys for Tots. Children over the age of 12 years old do not qualify. Please bring the following items to registration: • Social Security Cards – Bring cards for ALL members of the household (adults and children). • One Other Form of Identification – Such as a driver’s license, Medicaid card, Medicare card, birth certificate or immunization card. This is required for EVERY member o...

Brockton Public Schools announced that it is partnering with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic, with a goal of providing influenza immunization shots to 9,600 of its nearly 16,000 students. BROCKTON – With a goal of immunizing 60 percent of all students in the district during the next five weeks, Brockton Public Schools is teaming up with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic in order to prevent twin pandemics from wreaking havoc in the city, as influenza season collides with the coronavirus. Brockton Public Schools announced that it is partnering with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic starting on Monday and lasting through Nov. 21, with a plan to provide influenza immunization shots to 9,600 of the nearly 16,000 students in the school district. The drive-up flu shot clinic is taking place at the high school, and families are encouraged to go online to www.bpsma.org/flushot to schedule appointments for their children. Linda Cahill, supervisor of nurses for the Brockton Public Schools...

Brockton Public Schools announced that it is partnering with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic, with a goal of providing influenza immunization shots to 9,600 of its nearly 16,000 students. BROCKTON – With a goal of immunizing 60 percent of all students in the district during the next five weeks, Brockton Public Schools is teaming up with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic in order to prevent twin pandemics from wreaking havoc in the city, as influenza season collides with the coronavirus. Brockton Public Schools announced that it is partnering with CVS to offer a drive-up flu clinic starting on Monday and lasting through Nov. 21, with a plan to provide influenza immunization shots to 9,600 of the nearly 16,000 students in the school district. The drive-up flu shot clinic is taking place at the high school, and families are encouraged to go online to www.bpsma.org/flushot to schedule appointments for their children. Linda Cahill, supervisor of nurses for the Brockton Public Schools...

As the snow fell on Saturday, Saskatchewan residents wound around the parking lot at the Martensville Aquatic Centre to receive flu immunization shots at the Martensville Health and Wellness drive-thru clinic. The outdoor clinic was the brainchild of Dr. Allison Adamus, who normally runs a “shots for tots” clinic designed to make children comfortable while being vaccinated. Read more: Saskatchewan purchases more flu vaccine to deal with anticipated spike in demand This year, due to COVID-19-based restrictions, she decided to offer a drive-thru flu clinic, making immunization easier not just for kids, but their families as well. “We had to come up with some form of alternative to try to get everybody vaccinated still, but without the crowds that we’re used to, and this is what we came up with,” Dr. Allison Adamus said. Story continues below advertisement The clinic was the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, and for setup ideas, Adamus leaned on friends out-of-province who had...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Officials with the Corpus Christi ISD announced that there will be several opportunities for students of all grade levels to receive their immunization shots this month.  CCISD officials said it's an chance for students to avoid being dropped from enrollment due to non-compliance of immunizations. According to the district, students who are not insured or those who have Medicaid or CHIPS will be able to receive their vaccinations at no charge. Students who have insurance will be provided with an order to obtain their immunizations at local pharmacies, school leaders said.  Parents or guardians will need to be present and provide a shot record or a copy of a letter from their campus nurse verifying the immunizations needed. Middle and High School Students  For the latest updates on coronavirus in the Coastal Bend, click here . More from 3News on KIIITV.com: https://ift.tt/31DT56d

United Way and the Marine Corps League of the Shoals is holding registration for Toys for Tots beginning Oct. 30 and continuing through Nov. 14. Registration will take place at the Tractor Supply parking lot in Muscle Shoals and the Academy parking lot in Florence, every Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, by appointment only. To qualify for assistance for Toys for Tots: Applicants must not have registered for another Christmas assistance program Children must be 12 years old or younger Applicants must bring Social Security cards for all members of the family, as well as one other form of ID, such as a driver’s license, Medicaid card, Medicare card, birth certificate or immunization card, for every member of the family. Applicants must show proof of income, such as a copy of a current check or current check stub. A letter of benefits will be acceptable if receiving SSI or Social Security. If there is no current income in the household, applicants will be asked to explain. ...

By Anna Hirtenstein U.S. stock futures ticked lower Tuesday after Johnson & Johnson paused its coronavirus vaccine trials, prompting fresh speculation about when immunization shots may become widely available. Futures tied to the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, suggesting that the gauge may lose some ground after the market opens. A rally in megacap tech stocks led the broad market index on Monday to its second-highest close in history. J&J's vaccine is one of the most advanced Covid-19 shots in development, and is among just a handful that had entered the last stage of testing in the U.S. This is the second time such a trial has been put on hold over a safety concern: AstraZeneca has since resumed its testing efforts in the U.K., but its clinical trials in the U.S. remain suspended. "It's a reminder that while we have this race to get a vaccine, it could actually take longer," said Paul Jackson, global head of asset-allocation research at Invesco. People are also bein...