TAMUK to give vaccines during summer and fall semesters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kleberg County Mobile Vaccine Unit has administered 300 COVID-19 vaccines at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) since April 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vaccine Unit has been visiting campus throughout the summer, with the most recent clinic hosted Saturday, June 26, and is present during new student orientations. The vaccines given by the campus are not only being distributed this summer, TAMUK has plans to continue giving the vaccinations well into the fall semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe understand the critical role vaccination will play in continuing to keep our campus safe,\u201d Director of Marketing and Communications Adriana Garza said. \u201cThe COVID-19 Response Team will inform the campus community of vaccine clinic dates as the fall semester nears.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the distribution of vaccines on campus, TAMUK\u2019s COVID-19 positivity rate is 4.7 percent with only 190 positive on-campus cases from Fall 2020 to Spring 2021, according TAMUK\u2019s COVID-19 Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to qualify for a vaccine on campus, students do not need to currently be enrolled in classes and must be at least 18 years old. Individuals interested in receiving vaccination must not have COVID-19 or have been exposed to the virus in the past 14 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI got the vaccine to protect not only myself, but my family and friends as well,\u201d Marketing major Danyelle Green said. \u201cMy overall experience getting the vaccine was great, my arm was just sore from the second dose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Active cases in May dropped tremendously, with only 2 positive cases in the month compared to April which had 64 total active cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI respect everyone\u2019s wish on not wanting to get the vaccine, but I will say it\u2019s going to be more of a challenge of getting everything back to normal if you don\u2019t get the vaccine,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As cases trend down and the state lifts mandates, TAMUK no longer requires masks to be worn on campus or social distancing to be enforced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information regarding campus vaccinations check your student email as updates and news on upcoming clinics will be sent there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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