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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe mobile unit\u2019s first-ever stop, which took place at Family Health Centers, reached families that may not have otherwise been able to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 due to transportation and other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough this mobile vaccination clinic, we are creating additional access for children 12 years old and older to be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine,\u201d said Alyssa Bostwick, chief nurse executive and vice president of operations at Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital. \u201cWe want to make sure that everyone who wants to be vaccinated has the ability to do so. That\u2019s why we\u2019re taking our COVID-19 vaccination clinic to them. Our goal is to vaccinate as many children as would like to be vaccinated before the next school year starts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is tailored especially for children. It\u2019s staffed with a pediatric registered nurse to administer the vaccine. A special Pain Ease spray is on-hand to put on the injection site to alleviate any discomfort or fear of needles that kids sometimes have. Also, the mobile vaccination unit has a pharmacist, EMT or paramedic, and customer service team to assist in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone is welcome and there is no cost for the vaccine. There are no appointments; the Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic is walk-up only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe response we\u2019ve gotten from families on our first stop has been amazing,\u201d said Niki Shimko, supervisor for the pediatric critical care transport team at Golisano and leader of the mobile vaccination clinic. \u201cThey\u2019re so appreciative that we\u2019re coming to them. Many of them said they wouldn\u2019t have been able to get a vaccine if it weren\u2019t for this unit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be traveling the Southwest Florida region with future stops planned in Port Charlotte, Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mobile clinic is also partnering with the School District of Lee County to bring the unit to middle and high schools during dismissal and parent pick-up time in case parents would like to get their children vaccinated at those locations. Days and schools will be announced at a later date on www.leehealth.org<\/a> under the COVID-19 Community Updates section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children 12 years and older can receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic. A parent or authorized guardian must accompany a minor for vaccination. The second dose will be set for the same location or one nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next stop will be at the Family Health Centers in Lehigh Acres on Thursday, May 27, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Additional stops over the next few weeks include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Monday, June 14, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Family Health Centers, 3415 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Thursday, June 17, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Family Health Centers, 3415 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dozens of children, accompanied by their parents, lined up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s new Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic on Tuesday in Lehigh Acres. The mobile… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":48960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[330],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48961,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48959\/revisions\/48961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}