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COVID vaccine now available for children under 5

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children under five years old. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years, as well as to […]

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine limited by FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration has set limitations on the emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to people 18 and older for whom other vaccines aren’t appropriate or accessible and […]

Second pediatric COVID vaccine clinic planned

Another pediatric COVID vaccine clinic will be held on Wednesday in Russell County. The clinic will be at the Russell County Health Department. Appointments can be made by calling 270-343-2181. This is for children ages […]

RC Schools hosting vaccine clinic

The Healthy Kids Clinic, operated by Cumberland Family Medical, will be offering a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Russell County Schools Auditorium/Natatorium Complex today from 4-6 p.m. The clinic is for those ages 5 and […]

Russell County Hospital CEO talks vaccine mandate

Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco said the hospital will comply with a vaccine mandate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that will require hospital employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by […]

CDC authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 […]