Metro Health offers more guidance on vaccinating children in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Metro Nashville Public Well being Division leaders inspired individuals to get the COVID-19 shot now that it’s out there for extra of the inhabitants as vaccination charges slowed in current weeks.

“With the slowdown, it’s more durable we hold attempting and hold taking a whole lot of the vaccine out into the group,” mentioned MPHD Interim Director Dr. Gill Wright.

Vanderbilt College was simply one of many places that’s now vaccinating youngsters in Nashville after emergency use authorization was given for the Pfizer vaccine for anybody 12 years of age and older.

Metro is having a number of vaccination occasions that don’t require appointments. Dr. Wright mentioned Davidson county is now quantity 5 in county vaccination rankings statewide with solely 8 counties above 40% vaccination.

“There are lots of people that can get the vaccine, but it surely’s not the identical precedence for them, in order that’s why we’re going out into these communities and we’re working individually to get individuals vaccinated in these communities. It’s a lot slower in that regard, we’re having to deal extra one on one than giant teams at a time. However we nonetheless really feel it’s essential, it’s nonetheless one thing we have to do,” mentioned Dr. Wright.

He defined {that a} large plus is that they don’t have to separate a baby’s covid shot from their different obligatory vaccinations.

“Initially the thought was you have been going to should separate it by 2 weeks earlier than and after you bought the COVID vaccine from every other vaccinations that could be regular childhood vaccinations in order that going away is nice as a result of we are able to now give their regular seventh grade vaccines, tetanus shot on the similar time we give their COVID shot,” defined Dr. Wright.

The drive-thru website on Murfreesboro Pike on the previous Okay-Mart and Get better Well being on Jefferson road are two extra Nashville places providing the vaccine for kids.

Metro Public Well being can be providing a number of vaccination events for the group.