Indiana University-Bloomington will open an on-campus vaccination site soon.
Kirk White, head of the university’s COVID-19 response team, said the new site will not be restricted to students and staff.
“In cooperation with the Monroe County Health Department and other local government entities, we’re going to make the university campus vaccine administration sites available to the general public as well,” White said.
Vaccinations will be free.
“It’s critical that, as Hoosiers become eligible for the vaccine, we can safely vaccinate as many people as possible, which will be crucial for us to move past this deadly pandemic,” said IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel, in a press release.
A specific opening date and location have yet to be decided. White said vaccine supply and state approval of the site will determine the date.
He said the university’s efficiency with COVID-19 mitigation testing and administering flu shots the last few months will help in the effort.
“I think our track record working this past semester is going to show we can meet the challenge of helping the community and the region as well as being a large vaccination site,” White said.
Vaccines are currently available to any Indiana resident age 70 and older, but in the coming weeks and months more people will be eligible to receive one.
“The more opportunities there are for people to pick the location that best serves them, the more we can achieve our overall goal, which is to get the vaccine to individuals, and into arms, as quickly as possible,” said Monroe County Health Administrator Penny Caudill.
When the site opens, appointments can be made at ourshot.in.gov.
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