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Covid Vaccination Clinic For Kids Aged 5 to 11 Years Set

Covid Vaccination Clinic For Kids Aged 5 to 11 Years Set

Township students between the ages of 5 and 11 years can receive their Covid-19 vaccinations beginning November 17 at Franklin Middle School — Hamilton Street Campus. The Somerset County Board of Health is sponsoring the clinic, which is set to be held from 4-7 p.m. The second dose of the vaccine will be administered on […]

Pfizer Booster Shots Available From County Health Department

Pfizer Booster Shots Available From County Health Department

Pfizer booster shots are being administered starting September 25 at Somerset County Department of Health vaccination clinics. The booster shots are available to certain people, based on recent recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eligible recipients must have completed their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series six or more months previously and meet one […]

County Health Department Ready For Covid Booster Shots

County Health Department Ready For Covid Booster Shots

If Covid-19 vaccine booster shots begin to roll out around September 20, as is the federal government’s current plan, Somerset County will be ready. That was the word September 1 from Michael McCarty, the County health department’s liaison to the township’s Advisory Board of Health. McCarty told the Board at its regular meeting that the […]

County Health Department Planning For Fall Vaccinations

County Health Department Planning For Fall Vaccinations

The Somerset County Health Department is beginning to plan how it will address vaccinations, especially of school children, come the Fall. Michael McCarty, the County health department’s liaison to the township’s Advisory Board of Health, told Board members August 4 that health officials started talking about September this week. “We’re starting to look at plans […]