Whiteside County Health Department providing vaccines and boosters at Cinco De Mayo fest

May 05, 2022 at 3:34 pm CDT

FILE - Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a cooler before being thawed at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in the Bronx borough of New York on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes amid concern about increased spread of the coronavirus with holiday travel and gatherings. — FILE - Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a cooler before being thawed at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in the Bronx borough of New York on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (Mary Altaffer/AP)

STERLING — Whiteside County Health Department will be providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the YWCA Cinco de Mayo Wellness Festival at YWCA of Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave. No appointments are necessary to receive a vaccination or booster. The vaccine will be available for anyone age 5 and older. Attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult when receiving a vaccine and/or booster. Vaccines and boosters will be available while supplies last.

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