That’s more than three times last week’s total of 7,320, which represented the first six days of vaccination in an age group that started rolling up its sleeves on Nov.
The pace mirrors the message of a morning White House statement that 2.6 million children from kindergarten through sixth grade have received their first shots nationwide, representing nearly 10 percent of the 28 million estimated to be in the newly approved vaccination age bracket.
Rady was the first to offer vaccines two weeks ago and has continued to dole out hundreds of doses per day, reaching 300 to 500 on Fridays and Saturdays, Abe said.
In some cases, it may be a kid persuading an adult to get off the fence and into the vaccination line.
The pandemic continues to grind forward in a relatively steady state with seven-day average case rates per 100,000 residents listed at 14.2 this week compared to 14.6 last week.