(Blackwood, NJ) – This week, the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services and healthcare partners will be offering free vaccinations for uninsured children and children with only Medicaid Part A in Camden and Magnolia. The clinics are part of a first of its kind initiative to prepare children and families of Camden County for the upcoming school year.
“We want to ensure that every child is back in school this fall and being up to date on your vaccines is critical for attendance,” said Commissioner Virginia Betteridge, liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services. “Camden County is dedicated to providing these life-saving vaccinations in order to create the safe, healthy environment that our residents and especially our children, deserve.”
At the vaccination drives, children can receive various required vaccinations as well as speak with representatives from the Osbourne Family Health Centerto assist in insurance applications for families. For children behind on vaccines, the Health Department making appointments for families to get caught up to date with all vaccines at one of our health first care and wellness centers.
At these clinics, children can receive the following required vaccinations:
- Ages 4 to 6 DTap, polio, and MMR vaccines,
- Ages 11 and 12 Tdap and meningococcal vaccines
- Age 16 can receive meningococcal vaccines.
Vaccination sites for the week of July 26 are as follows:
- Saturday, July 27
- at the Wiggins Center- Health First Care and Wellness Center, 400 Mt. Vernon Street, Camden from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 30
- at Magnolia Public Schools, 420 North Warwick Road, Magnolia from 9 a.m. –11 a.m.