COVID-19 vaccine clinics offered at Brookside Primary School
By Waterbury Roundabout | May 25, 2022This post was updated on Saturday, May 28, with the latest case data from the HUUSD.
Harwood Unified Union School District reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, May 27, for the week. That is 10 more than the previous week, bringing the total for the month through May 27 to 118, second only to January this school year. School data reflects instances where a student or staff member was contagious while at school.
Harwood Unified Union School District announced this week that Waterbury Ambulance Service will hold walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics at various school locations in the coming weeks, starting at Brookside Primary School.
These events will offer boosters and first or second doses to children and adults in the community. No appointments are necessary and vaccines are free.
Boosters are recommended for many people who have completed their vaccine series.
The Centers for Disease Control recently approved children ages 5 through 11 years to receive a booster shot five months after their initial vaccination series.
A second booster shot is also recommended for some individuals based on risk and age. Visit the Vermont Department of Health website at healthvermont.gov/covid-19/faqs#boostershot for more details.
School officials said they expect to add more dates for additional vaccine clinics soon.
The schedule so far at Brookside Primary School is:
Wednesday and Friday, May 25 and 27, 2:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 28, 8 a.m. to noon
Wednesday and Friday, June 1 and 3, 2:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, 8 a.m. to noon.
In the Mad River Valley, a clinic is scheduled for Friday, June 3 from 2:45 to 6 p.m. at Warren Elementary School. The testing and vaccination site at the United Church of Christ in Waitsfield will be open this Friday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Monday, June 6, vaccines will be available at Moretown Elementary School from 1 to 6 p.m.
Vaccines and testing at the WASI Ambulance station
Also, Waterbury Ambulance Service continues to run its testing and vaccine operation at its station at 1721 Guptil Road in Waterbury Center. It offers vaccines 1-5 p.m. daily Monday-Saturday and 1-3 p.m. on Sundays.
This weekend, Waterbury Ambulance will be offering only take-home COVID-19 test kits on Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29. There will be no PCR test collection those days.
Testing hours through June 25 when the ambulance station site will be closing are: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday 1-7 p.m. Thursday 1-5 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.