SDU46

Vaccines Available for U-46 Students ages 5 to 11

Federal health officials now recommend that children ages 5 to 11 be vaccinated against COVID-19. School District U-46 is providing families a convenient opportunity to have their elementary-aged children vaccinated while at school, regardless of insurance coverage. All 40 of our elementary schools hosted a vaccine clinic on one of three days in November where students could receive the first dose of the vaccine. Because the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses, students will receive their second shot about three weeks after their first dose, also at school. 

The second dose of the vaccine will be administered only to those students who received the first dose at their elementary school in November. Second dose clinics are scheduled at 13 of our elementary schools on Friday, Dec. 3, with the rest of our school buildings hosting vaccine clinics on Friday, Dec. 10 and Friday, Dec. 17.  

For a child to receive the pediatric dose of the vaccine, a parent/guardian will need to:

1. Register the child for the first dose of vaccination at the school the child attends. (This period has ended.)  

2. Register the child for their second dose, also to be administered at their elementary school. (This is only for those who received the first dose at their school.)  

3. Submit a signed consent form available in English and Spanish. The consent form will need to be returned to the school nurse at least 24 hours before the building’s vaccine clinic. 

4. On the day of your building's vaccine clinic, fill out the screening form (available in English and Spanish) and send it with your child to school. 

These clinics are offered as a convenience for our U-46 families, but other vaccine opportunities are available at www.vaccines.gov.

If you have questions after reading the material and resources in this section, please reach out to your school nurse or use Let's Talk.