COVID-19 vaccine distribution on campus

A message from the Auraria Executives Council

12月. 21, 2020

We have all watched with optimism this past week as our country’s courageous healthcare workers were among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. We hope this represents a start to the end of this pandemic that has profoundly impacted so many. Today we want to share some encouraging news for our campus community.

在来年, 皇冠官网网站的学生, 教师, and staff will have the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccination through the 奥瑞瑞亚的健康中心 on our shared campus. We know you have many questions, including: 我什么时候能拿到? The truth is we don’t exactly know; but let’s go over what we do know.

More than a decade ago, the 奥瑞瑞亚的健康中心 became a 点胶点(POD) for public health emergencies. Federal and 状态 officials granted this POD status so that campus health officials could work closely with the 丹佛 Department of Public Health and Environment and other partners to distribute medicine, 疫苗, and/or medical supplies during emergencies such as a natural disaster, 恐怖主义行为, 或者流行病. The 奥瑞瑞亚的健康中心 has 为这些活动训练.

Starting in early 2021 and continuing through the fall, our campus will distribute COVID-19 vaccinations at the direction of federal, 状态, and local public health agencies. There will be no cost to receive the vaccine. While we don’t yet know which vaccine or 疫苗 will be available, at this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 紧急 Use Authorization for 疫苗 developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna.

你们可能知道, the first phase of vaccinations has started at hospitals and that will continue for some time. Federal and 状态 officials continue to develop distribution plans and vaccination priority lists. As that guidance becomes clearer, we commit to sharing how that will impact our own planning.

We know you have lots of questions. Where do I fall in the priority list? Which vaccine will you offer? Is my family eligible for these vaccinations? 我如何注册? 安全吗?? 疫苗会起作用吗?? 有什么副作用? Can I trust that the vaccine is safe?

These are all important and fair questions. Some will be answered at a national/global level and others will require campus input and coordination. We recognize that equity and addressing health disparities must be at the core of our approach. We commit to including our minoritized communities in an inclusive tri-institutional process.

We’re all in this together and we promise to provide the best information as soon as it is available. 现在, please let us know your top questions about this process and how we can best communicate the answers. 皇冠官网网站已经建立了 webform这里 为此目的. While we are not able to answer these questions individually, we will use them to inform our decisions and compile future FAQs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has 疫苗常见问题解答页面 that may assist in answering some of your questions.

After such a challenging year, we hope that this message provides some comfort during this holiday season. 请注意安全，身体健康.

埃弗雷特·弗里曼，埃德.D.总统

丹佛社区学院

J安妮·戴维森博士.D.总统

Metropolitan State University of 丹佛

米歇尔·马克斯博士.D.,总理

University of Colorado 丹佛

Colleen Walker, Chief Executive Officer

Auraria Higher Education Center