ASG to Sponsor Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Tuesday
The Associated Student Government — in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care — will host a Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 25, for members of the U of A campus community.
The on-campus clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the Arkansas Union Ballroom, and will offer first, second and booster doses. No appointment is needed, and the vaccine will be provided free of charge.
Please bring your health insurance card (not required) and COVID-19 vaccination card if receiving a second or booster dose (required).
BOOSTER DOSE QUALIFICATIONS
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Pfizer recipients: Must have finished the two-dose series at least five months ago.
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Moderna recipients: Must have finished the two-dose series at least six months ago.
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Johnson & Johnson recipients: Must have recieved the single-dose series at least two months ago.
If you are unable to attend the clinic, COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are available by appointment at Pat Walker Health Center. To schedule an appointment, call 479-575-4451 or book online at myhealth.uark.edu.
Earn Service Hours Through GivePulse for Getting Vaccinated
Students attending the vaccine clinic (or who are already fully vaccinated) can now earn 1.5 services hours through GivePulse — the online platform provided by the Volunteer Action Center used to connect non-profit agencies, student groups and universities to their community.
To claim your COVID-19 vaccine service hours, go to https://givepul.se/uqvdke. Please click "add impact" and add the appropriate amount of service hours to receive them.
Although not required, the university strongly urges everyone get vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as receive a booster dose once eligible.
For the latest COVID-19 news and information for the campus community, see the university's COVID-19 Response site.
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Contacts
Zac Garrett Brown, assistant director of communications
Pat Walker Health Center
479-575-4649,
zacharyb@uark.edu
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