The Knoxville Community School District will host an immunization clinic today from 11am – 1pm in the Knoxville High School commons. The district along with Marion County Public Health is holding the clinic to make sure students could receive their immunizations prior to next school year as many providers who would normally provide immunizations have been closed due to COVID-19. Nurse Angie Mitchell with the district tells KNIA/KRLS News the district will monitor and control the number of people coming into the building to help keep people socially distant. She says the district will keep people socially distant but does highly encourage people to wear a mask when in the building. 

Marion County Public Health will be on site to give free immunizations to students who meet one of the following criteria: American Indian, those receiving Medicaid, those with no insurance or those with insurance that doesn’t cover vaccinations.