GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Public Schools will host a virtual panel of local clinicians to answer questions from the community about youth COVID-19 vaccinations.
The GRPS Parent University and the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute partnered to organize the virtual informational events, which are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to a district announcement.
School leaders said the sessions will give GRPS caregivers “an opportunity to receive non-biased information about the COVID-19 youth vaccination” in a Q&A format.
“GRPS and the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute are working together to ensure every family feels informed about COVID-19 vaccinations for our youth,” the online announcement reads. “As we have lived through this pandemic together, we all know that there is a lot of information out there that can be overwhelming for parents/guardians.”
The panel of local clinicians will be available via Zoom, and links for the two meetings are available here.
Here is a list of the organizations that will be represented during the event:
- Agnar Health Solutions
- Center for Adolescent & Child Neurology
- Cherry Street Health
- Grand Rapids African American Health Institute
- GRPS School Health Services
- Kent County Health Department
- Mercy Health
- Mission Point Healthcare
- Spectrum Health
- University of Michigan Health West
In Michigan, about 41% of kids ages 12-15 have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 37% are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. For teens ages 16-19, 48% have initiated the COVID-19 vaccine process and 44% are fully vaccinated, data shows.
GRPS asks anyone with questions about the informational event to contact the GRPS Family and Community Engagement office by phone at 616-819-1977, or by email at parentengagement@grps.org.
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