At Imani Christian Academy, dozen of students ages 12 and older received the COVID-19 vaccine right at school. Lois Mufuka Martin said: “It’s a relief. Having the kids back in school was a relief. Knowing that Imani Christian Academy has taken the time to make sure the school community is vaccinated is very important to me. “Mufuka Martin is happy to have the last one Person in their close family has been vaccinated. Gregory Davis, 16, was able to get the Pfizer vaccine during a clinic at Imani Christian Academy. “The needle wasn’t as bad as I thought. It was pretty quick, “said Davis. UPMC has partnered with the academy to get kids and teens the shot that will protect them from the virus. UPMC said it is focusing on setting up clinics in different communities. Tyler Hoffman is a UPMC Fellow and said, “We are really happy to leave these communities and get in touch with the kids and make them feel like normal, bring them back to schools, back to class, back with peers, socializing again. “Imani Christian Academy’s CEO Paulo Nzambi said the school’s unique location allows vaccines to reach students in multiple school districts in the area. The clinic was open to everyone in the community on Tuesday “If the goal is to improve access then I couldn’t think of a better place. Ultimately, the information and research seem to be “To suggest that the more accessible the places and the more familiar the people, the greater the likelihood that people will attend a vaccination clinic,” Nzambi told the community and if that means doing a little more on your behalf to help everyone else protect, then do that, “said Mufuka Martin. On June 29th there will be another clinic at the Imani Christian Academy.
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At Imani Christian Academy, dozen of students ages 12 and older received the COVID-19 vaccine right at school.
Lois Mufuka Martin said: “It’s a relief. Having the kids back in school was a relief to know that Imani Christian Academy took the time to make sure the school community was vaccinated. ”
Mufuka Martin is happy that the last person in her immediate family has now been vaccinated. Gregory Davis, 16, was able to get the Pfizer vaccine while in a clinic at Imani Christian Academy.
“The needle wasn’t as bad as I thought it was. It was pretty quick,” said Davis.
UPMC has partnered with the academy to give children and adolescents the shot that will protect them from the virus. UPMC said it is focusing on setting up clinics in different communities.
Tyler Hoffman is a UPMC Fellow and said: “We are really happy to leave these communities and connect with the kids and give them a sense of normalcy, bring them back to schools, back to class, back with peers, socializing again. “
Imani Christian Academy’s CEO Paulo Nzambi said the school’s unique location enables vaccines to reach students in several school districts in the area. The clinic was open to everyone in the community on Tuesday.
“If the goal is to improve access, I couldn’t think of a better place. Ultimately, the information and research seem to suggest that the more accessible the places and the more familiar the people are, the more likely they are, ”said Nzambi.
“You are doing what is best for the community and if that means doing a little more on your behalf to protect everyone else, then you are,” said Mufuka Martin.
On June 29th there will be another clinic at the Imani Christian Academy.
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