M-DCPS Provides FREE Immunization Events for Students

Parents of school-age children, who are enrolled in or about to enter Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will have additional opportunities to obtain the required vaccinations for their children at immunization hubs starting Saturday, September 26, followed by additional dates.

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All of these events are free of charge. 

M-DCPS’ Comprehensive Student Health Services is facilitating immunization hubs around the county beginning Saturday, September 26, 2020 and several additional opportunities throughout the coming weeks.

 Students attending school in Miami-Dade County, including those who opted for distance learning, must have a certificate of immunization showing they have been vaccinated against polio, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis) (DTaP), hepatitis B, and varicella (chickenpox). This policy applies to students who currently attend school in the District and to those eligible to attend.

Below is a list of locations offering free immunizations on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Appointments are required at all locations.

 

Jesse Trice Community Health Center

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Appointment Line 305-693-3057

Miami Carol City Senior High 3301 Miami Gardens Drive Miami FL 33056

University of Miami Health System

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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Appointment Line

305-668-1002 or 305-243-6407

North Miami Middle School 700 N.E. 137th St.

North Miami, FL 33161

Citrus Health Network

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Appointment Line 786-209-2185

 

Maternal and Child Health Center 551 West 51st Place, Hialeah 33012

 

NCH Healthcare System Appointment Line

786-624-4747

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

W.R. Thomas Middle 13001 S.W. 26th St. Miami, FL 33175

 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jorge Mas Canosa Middle

15735 S.W. 144th St., Miami, FL 33196

Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointment Line 786-845-0550

 

Health District Center

1350 N.W. 14th St., Miami, FL 33124

 

West Perrine Health Center

18255 Homestead Avenue, Miami, FL 33157

 

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