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Stagg Students Get The Jab At Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Stagg High School students age 16 and older had the opportunity to receive the Pfizer vaccine during an in-school clinic on Wednesday.

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A student receives the Pfizer vaccine during a pop-up COVID-19 clinic at Stagg High School in Palos Hills. (Stagg High School)
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Students flash their vaccination cards during a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Stagg High School in Palos Hills. (Stagg High School)
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Students flash their vaccination cards during a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Stagg High School in Palos Hills. (Stagg High School)

PALOS HILLS, IL — Amos Alonzo Stagg High School students got jabbed Wednesday during a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic for students and their families.

CHSD Dist. 230 teamed up with Jewel-Osco Pharmacy to administer the Pfizer vaccine to students 16 years old and older. Students who had not yet turned 18 required a parent or guardian to sign a consent form.

Students flashed their vaccination cards. Pfizer’s vaccine requires two shots, 21 days apart, and is for people 16 and older.

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Other high schools in the area are holding similar clinics for students. Oak Lawn Community High School will hold a vaccine clinic with Jewel-Osco Pharmacy on May 13 that will be open to the community.

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