{"id":113424,"date":"2021-08-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=113424"},"modified":"2021-08-28T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T15:31:46","slug":"university-of-mississippi-kicks-off-semester-with-vaccination-clinics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-kicks-off-semester-with-vaccination-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Kicks Off Semester with Vaccination Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Goal is to make vaccine accessible and convenient for all<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With COVID-19<\/strong> continuing to spread across the state, the University of Mississippi<\/strong> is working to ensure that members of the university community have plenty of opportunities to be vaccinated at convenient times and locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of four days near the beginning of the semester, volunteers from the School of Pharmacy<\/strong> administered more than 200 Pfizer vaccinations on campus to employees, students and students’ families visiting campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Grace Hill<\/strong>, a communication sciences and disorders major from Falkner, stopped by one of the Pfizer vaccine clinics, held at Johnson Commons<\/strong>, after class and before she headed home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The on-campus vaccination options were so convenient,” Hill said. “I wanted to get vaccinated for the safety of myself and my family.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the initial on-campus vaccination clinics in the spring 2021 semester, these recent clinics did not require an appointment, an adjustment that the university’s Vaccine Task Force hoped would make vaccination more convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, the university has administered more than 5,500 vaccines to the university community. Student pharmacists have been volunteering at the on-campus vaccine clinics since they began last semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Bloodworth<\/strong>, clinical professor of pharmacy practice, has been overseeing these volunteers and the vaccine clinics on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m thrilled with the way our student pharmacists, faculty and staff have prioritized assisting with these vaccinations clinics to meet this critical need,” Bloodworth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re not only administering vaccines; we’re talking with patients who have concerns, we’re educating about expectations, we’re staying a few minutes late to accommodate someone who couldn’t make it earlier. They are really committed to helping everyone on campus stay healthy.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To fulfill demand, the university recently scheduled an additional Pfizer <\/strong>vaccine clinic date for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday (September 1, 2021) at Johnson Commons. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson<\/strong> vaccines are also available at the University Health Center<\/strong> on a walk-up basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Strum<\/strong>, interim dean of the School of Pharmacy, shared her gratitude for members of the pharmacy school from both the Oxford and Jackson campuses who have played a huge role in administering vaccines to people across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“To see our faculty, staff and students from both our campuses play a critical role in the state’s vaccine efforts shows pharmacy’s essential role in health care,” Strum said. “It’s great to see them use their expertise to make a positive impact on public health.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second doses of Pfizer will be administered at Johnson Commons on September 7 and 15, where people can come to get their firsts doses as well. The university also plans to hold weekly vaccination clinic at Johnson Commons starting Oct. 5 and running every Tuesday from 1 to 3 pm. The Health Center also offers walk-in vaccinations weekdays from 8 am to 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the campus community who still need to be vaccinated can visit the university’s\u00a0vaccination webpage<\/a>\u00a0for information about upcoming on-campus vaccinations and where to find a vaccine elsewhere in Oxford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Sydney Slotkin DuPriest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Bloodworth, clinical professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi, administers a dose of the Pfizer vaccine to Ashlyn Strickland, a junior from Corinth, at the Johnson Commons. The university has scheduled additional vaccination clinic dates for the coming weeks to ensure that everybody has a chance to get their shot. Photo by Logan Kirkland\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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