tags: Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Maryland Center For Developmental Disabilities Newsletter

Please take a moment to read these important pandemic-related resources from state and national agencies and organizations. Topics include updated COVID-19 boosters, booster and vaccine updates, and Kennedy Krieger Institute’s vaccination clinic.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC Recommends the First Updated COVID-19 Booster

CDC: CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents

Johns Hopkins Medicine: COVID in Babies and Kids: Symptoms and Prevention

AP News: White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot?

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid with Certain Limitations

World Health Organization (WHO): Home care for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19

Psychology Today: COVID-19 and Changes in the Brain

Psychology Today: The Negative Psychological Effects of Long COVID

Kennedy Krieger’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

Now available for children 6 months of age or older! Kennedy Krieger hosts a weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Wednesdays from 12 to 6 p.m. at 1741 Ashland Ave. Employees and their family members 6 months of age or older may schedule an appointment to receive their first, second or booster dose(s) (for those eligible for the booster) of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at this clinic. Please bring proof of your prior doses. The bivalent booster will soon be available at the clinic. Please contact the clinic at 667-205-4930 to ensure the booster has been received. We also serve our patients, students and individuals with disabilities who need our support.

Vaccinations are available by appointment only. To make an appointment, please email COVID19Vaccine@KennedyKrieger.org or call 667-205-4930.

Locate a Vaccination Site Near You

Many vaccination sites in the community are walk-in clinics, with no need for an appointment. Text your ZIP code to 438829, visit marylandvax.org or call 1-855-MDGOVAX (1-855-634-6829) between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days a week, to schedule an appointment.