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The V.I. Department of Health informs the public of the scheduling changes for obtaining routine childhood vaccinations and Covid-19 pediatric vaccinations as students return to school.
Regular childhood vaccination services are as follows:
- On St. Croix – Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the MCH Clinic in the tent at the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex. Please call 340-718-1311 ext. 3895 or 3822 for information or to make an appointment.
- On St. Thomas – MCH Clinic in the Elanco Building. Please telephone 340-777-8804 ext. 2600 for appointments and information.
- Monday and Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for transfer of records, clearance forms and new cards.
- Exemptions- Tuesday & Thursday by appointment only.
- Fridays is fast track by appointment only
- On St. John – Vaccines and Immunizations are done by appointment only. Please telephone 340-776-6400 for an appointment.
To accommodate the needs of both childhood and Covid-19 vaccines, the St. Croix Maternal Child Health (MCH) is now seeing pediatric patients with appointments for Covid-19 vaccines on Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The public is reminded that appointments recommended.
Dept. of Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion thanked the public for their understanding during what she said was a period of high demand.
For the public’s convenience, the following schedules are listed below:
Covid-19 vaccines for children on St. Croix and St. Thomas will be provided at the MCH clinics:
Pediatric (age 5 to 17 years old) and Infant (age 6 months to 4 years of age) parents/guardians are asked to bring an ID for themselves, the child and child’s birth certificate.
- On St. Thomas - only on Tuesdays and Fridays at Maternal Child Health (MCH Clinic) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call for an appointment at the 340-777-8804 ext. 2600. Walk-ins are always welcome.
- On St. Croix - operating under a tent adjacent to the CHMC site on Thursdays only from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please telephone 340-244-0016 for appointments and information.
- On St. John all vaccines and boosters for all age groups are by appointment only at the Morris F. DeCastro clinic. Please telephone 340-776-6400 for an appointment.
