Dear Parents/Guardians:
The Education Academy is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff. We want to inform you that free COVID-19 vaccines are currently available for everyone age 12 and older.
How to Find COVID-19 Vaccines
You have a few easy ways to find free COVID-19 vaccines near you:
- Go to vaccines.gov
- Text your ZIP code to 438829
- Call 1-800-232-0233
About the COVID-19 Vaccines
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your family, and your community from the virus that causes COVID-19. The available COVID-19 vaccines are safe and highly effective against severe illness, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19, including from the Delta variant. For the strongest protection against COVID-19, you need all recommended doses.
- Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine requires one initial dose.
- The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two initial doses.
CDC recommends any of the available vaccines. Children 12 years and older are eligible to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID- 19 vaccine. Learn more at cdc.gov/coronavirus. Further-Remember October begins FLU shot season.
Questions:
If you have any questions, contact the office of the school nurse at (609) 693-3322 or the Ocean County Board of Health (OCBOH) at (732) 367-5500 or the Monmouth County Board of Health (MCBOH) at (732) 431-7456. Thank you for helping to keep our students and staff safe.
Sincerely,
Linda A. Phillips/Director
Debra Nademus/School Nurse