Student Vaccine Clinic Wednesday At Montgomery Blair High School

SILVER SPRING, MD — Students can receive their first vaccine dose at a clinic at Montgomery Blair High School on Wednesday, June 9, from noon to 7 p.m. All students ages 12 and older in the district are welcome.

Students can register online in advance — appointments are 15 minutes apart throughout the day — or walk up to the clinic. It's being run by the county's Department of Health and Human Services, and the county has said it will accept walk-ins at its sites. The vaccine being administered at the Montgomery Blair clinic is Pfizer, which is approved for people under 18.

The county keeps a running list of clinics open each day, and what ages can be vaccinated there. More today for people under 18 include:

• Montgomery College Germantown Campus
• Silver Spring Civic Center
• Sligo 7th Day Adventist Church

Find other vaccine sites for the rest of this week on the county's website. Other clinics with Pfizer vaccines (for people under 18) will run Thursday and Friday.

Fifty-five percent of Montgomery County residents are fully vaccinated and more than 60 percent have received at least one dose.

MCPS is planning to reopen in-person full time in the falls and all students will be expected to attend in-person, according to a letter from the district in May. Students in the district could choose to return to in-person learning in March this year, after a year of remote learning. The district has encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated.

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