Denver Public Schools is reporting a high COVID-19 vaccination rate among eligible teenagers.
DPS partnered with Denver Health to set up in-school vaccination clinics where students, staff members, and families can receive the shot.
“We are currently located at 18 campuses within DPS,” Denver Health Pediatrician Dr. Steve Federico said. “We’re in almost every high school and most middle schools across the district.”
Federico said at last check, 75% of eligible teenagers in Denver County are vaccinated.
That’s a good rate, said Glen Mays, professor of health policy at the Colorado School of Public Health.
“Seventy-five percent would be a very successful vaccination rate among school children,” he said.
It helps, he said, that DPS has a long-standing relationship with Denver Health when it comes to health initiatives in the 90,000-student district.
“That’s a real asset that DPS is leveraging,” Mays said.
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The Denver Post’s John Aguilar contributed to this report.
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