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Gwinnett school district to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics

Discovery High School junior Morgan Scott receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a free vaccination event held by the Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale County Health Department at Discovery High School in Lawrenceville on Aug. 18, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

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Discovery High School junior Morgan Scott receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a free vaccination event held by the Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale County Health Department at Discovery High School in Lawrenceville on Aug. 18, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
By Susan Hogan
Sept 2, 2021

Gwinnett County Public Schools is teaming with the county health department to host weekly vaccination clinics.

The clinics will be held at various high schools in the county over the next few weeks, according to the district. Appointments are not needed.

Individuals will be given the Pfizer vaccine, which requires two shots.

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Students ages 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children under age 12 are not eligible.

The dates and locations are:

3-7 p.m. Sept. 7 and Sept. 9, Shiloh High, 4210 Shiloh Road, Snellville

3-7 p.m. Sept. 14 and Sept. 16, Discovery High School, 1335 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville

3-7 p.m. Sept. 21 and Sept. 23, Duluth High School, 3737 Brock Road, Duluth

3-7 p.m. Sept. 28 and Sept. 30, Dacula High School, 123 Broad Street, Dacula

3-7 p.m. Oct. 5, Grayson High School, 50 Hope Hollow Road, Loganville

About the Author

Susan Hogan is a contract politics editor based in Missouri. She previously was the AJC's education editor. Before joining the AJC in 2020, she was an editor at The Washington Post. As a reporter, she won numerous national honors, including a public service award for team reports on arson fires at South Carolina Black churches.

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