Since the start of the year, vaccination clinics in Berrien County have seen a significant drop in visitors.
They’re gone from more than 350 per day at its’ adult clinic to now only around 50. As well as from 70 children per day to now only about a dozen. Only 17% of Berrien County children ages 5-11 are partially vaccinated and visits to the vaccination clinics are waning.
With that, the health department is urging residents to get vaccinated and boosted.
The adult clinic for ages 12 and older takes place every Tuesday in Benton Harbor and every Thursday in Niles.
The children’s clinic for ages 5 to 11 is the first and third Wednesday of the month in Benton Harbor and the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Niles.
The adult clinics are walk-in and run from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at BCHD’s Benton Harbor office at 2149 E. Napier Ave. Also from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at its’ Niles office at 1205 Front St.
The children’s clinics are appointment-only and run 3-6 p.m. To schedule an appointment, visit bchdmi.org/covid19. The adult clinics offer all three COVID-19 vaccines – Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer – as well as booster shots for individuals 16 and older.
Individuals are eligible for the Pfizer booster six months after they complete the primary two-dose vaccine series. It is recommended teens who received the Pfizer vaccine series stay consistent and receive the Pfizer booster.
Individuals 18 and older may receive any U.S.-approved booster.
BCHD also partners with InterCare Community Health Network and Spectrum Health Lakeland to provide vaccine clinics at convenient locations throughout Berrien County.
InterCare’s Benton Harbor is available 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 800 M-139.
Eau Claire clinic is open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 6270 W. Main St.
Both clinics are available without an appointment for anyone 12 years and older. For more information, call 855-869-6900.
For more information about Spectrum Health Lakeland’s walk-in and by-appointment clinics, visit spectrumhealthlakeland.org/covid19.
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No sane adults are putting this junk in their bodies anymore, and certainly no sane parents are forcing it on their children. Sen Ron Johnson’s COVID “second opinion” panel was a real eye opener for a lot of people.
The fact is that nobody trusts the government “experts” or the medical professionals who are pushing this crap and trying to silence opposing voices. The list of people who were invited but declined to show up and answer real questions under actual scrutiny was telling:
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra
NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci,
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin