Students, faculty can be entered in drawings
To help keep Javelinas, staff and faculty safe from COVID-19, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has launched a Vaccine Incentive Program.
Students who are fully vaccinated and share their vaccine status and information through the REDCap portal are eligible for a free t-shirt and automatically entered into a March drawing to win prizes that include tablets, earbuds and Aramark gift cards.
Faculty and staff who also share their vaccination status for the program through Workday will have the opportunity to win tablets, earbuds, Aramark gift cards, memberships to the Rec center and parking permits for the 2022-2023 academic school year.
According to the vaccine incentive web page, a person is considered fully vaccinated by the university two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
One fully vaccinated student will win a grand prize $500 reward in April.
Proof of vaccination can be submitted at https://www.tamuk.edu/coronavirus/vaccine-incentive/index.html.
“This is a good way to get college students vaccinated. I think this incentive makes it easier and could give people another reason to get vaccinated,” English major Leslie Cariaga said.
By launching this incentive program, it is hoped students and staff will continue to get vaccinated so they can participate in these kinds of events, since only individuals who have at least two COVID-19 vaccinations are eligible to be entered in the drawings.
“Vaccines have proven safe and effective at preventing severe illness and hospitalizations in individuals who contract COVID-19,” Director of Marketing and Communications Adriana Garza-Flores said. “We wish to encourage members of our campus community to consider getting vaccinated. This is one way we can help keep the community well.”
Students who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccination can visit the Walk-Up Mobile Vaccine Clinic hosted by the university throughout the semester. For more information on vaccine clinics, students should check their emails for notifications on when clinics will be held.