Apr 17, 2021

Reno County Health Department and Medical Collaborative encouraging teens to be vaccinated

Posted Apr 17, 2021 10:50 AM

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Health Department and the Reno County Medical Collaborative is encouraging students over 16 to be vaccinated.

Kansas is now vaccinating individuals 16 and up, vaccines do need to be age appropriate for the individual. Pfizer is for 16 years old and up, Moderna is for 18 years old and up.

You may go to https://vaccinefinder.org/ and find locations that have the brand you are looking for.

This way, they would not be excluded from end of year activities like finals or graduation if they were exposed to COVID-19, as the Health Department would consider them immune for 6 months after they are 2 weeks post fully vaccinated.