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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LMGTFY....
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-plans-children-5-11-years-old[/quote]

How is this helpful? "Where will they be held" wasn't the OP's question - it was "can non-students access those vaccines?"

This rollout has been a sh*tshow. They've had MONTHS to plan this out, and this is what we get?

I'm glad that I was luckily able to get an appointment through CVS, but I just happened to be up at 4am. There's no information about who will be eligible, there's no pre-registration or centralization of information. I realize that a lot of this is emerging, but the city should have made an effort to centralize more of this -- because once again, this is going to come down to who has the privilege to sit on a computer and chase appointments.[/quote]

This doesn't seem to be a sh*tshow.  You said yourself you already have an appointment.  Like, a day after the vaccine was approved.

You have ridiculous standards.[/quote]

NP - I agree it is a terrible rollout.  I tried to get CVS,etc appts and there are none available.  The DCPS rollout is a joke - there are no times on the website or info as to when and how you can go if you don't go to school at the listed clinic.  Our pediatrician isn't offering the vax for whatever reason.  They had months and months to get this organized.  And now finally after it's approved, we still have to wait several weeks?!?!?!  The holidays are coming up and these kids need to be fully vaxxed and most won't be through the two doses plus two weeks by winter break.  It's shameful. [/quote]

How is the DCPS rollout a joke? They put out the dates and locations for most of the pop-up clinics a week ago, before the vaccine was even authorized for kids. None of those dates are today or tomorrow, so you don't really need to know the exact time yet. There's been plenty of clear communication that the clinics are not just for students at the schools, they're first-come, first-served for anyone who goes to the pop-up. You don't have to wait several weeks; you can either book an appointment at a pharmacy chain, the supply of doses for which is not up to D.C., or you can go to one of MANY possible pop-up locations.

Many people don't travel for the holidays, anyway, so I'm not sure everyone shares your alarm that some kids won't be fully vaxed by then. But do note that it's Nov. 3. Even if you get a shot in a week or two, your kids will be two weeks past dose #2 before Christmas.[/quote]

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