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La 91直播 partnering with Walmart to bring COVID-19 vaccines to campus
IMPORTANT UPDATE
91直播 has expanded the clinic鈥檚 accessibility and invites anyone鈥攔egardless of your affiliation to the University.
Here鈥檚 how to book an appointment for Friday, May 7:
91直播 is partnering with Walmart to bring a COVID-19 vaccine clinic to campus.
Right away, the University will begin scheduling students, faculty, staff, and Christian Brothers for appointments on Friday, May 7. Treetops Caf茅, the location of La 91直播鈥檚 COVID-19 testing center, will be converted to a vaccine administration clinic. Walmart staff will administer the at the site.
The vaccine is being offered at no out-of-pocket expense to members of the La 91直播 community or the University, Cook said in a campus-wide announcement. Anyone who lives, learns, or works at La 91直播 is eligible鈥攔egardless of where they reside or whether they have health insurance.
鈥淲e have a shared responsibility and commitment to ensure the collective health and wellness of our University community, Northwest Philadelphia neighbors, and those closest to us,鈥 said R. Scott Cook, D.O., FAOASM, La 91直播鈥檚 assistant vice president of student wellness and the director of the University鈥檚 Student Health Center. 鈥淩eceiving the COVID-19 vaccine is the single-most-important step we can take to protect ourselves and others from this virus and is an active measure toward returning us to the safest on-campus experience for Fall 2021.鈥
Very soon, the University will share details on how to schedule an appointment for a second dose, Cook said in his campus message. At a minimum, three weeks are required between receiving the first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Options exist for those who will be unable to return to campus for their second dose, and instructions for scheduling a second appointment will be available to the University community at Treetops Caf茅.
The campus vaccine clinic will accept its first appointments as La 91直播 enters the final days of the academic term. While side effects of the vaccine are generally mild, Cook reminded students and employees planning to receive the vaccine to maintain contact with their instructors and supervisors, respectively, and 鈥渄iscuss alternative arrangements for the completion of academic and professional responsibilities, as needed and as appropriate.鈥
鈥91直播 encourages everyone to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as we are planning for a predominantly on-campus experience in Fall 2021,鈥 Cook said, in closing his campus-wide message. 鈥淪tay safe and help us #VaxUpLa91直播, so we can make our campus as safe as possible.鈥
鈥擟hristopher A. Vito