Vaccines for Students

From the Bruin: UCLA is planning to give students COVID-19 vaccinations at no cost, though the university does not have a timeline for when students may receive a vaccination, administrators said at a virtual town hall Monday.

Students who receive the vaccine on campus will not have to pay out of pocket costs to receive the vaccine, said John Bollard, the co-executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, at the event. Students who have the UC Student Health Insurance Plan who want to receive a vaccine at an off-campus site can contact the Ashe Center to receive a referral to cover the administrative costs for the vaccination, Bollard said.

Students who graduate in June will still be eligible to get the vaccine for free at UCLA until the start of the fall 2021 quarter, Bollard added.

However, UCLA does not have a timeline for when students could start to receive COVID-19 vaccines because the university does not know when the current phase of vaccine distribution will end, said William Dunne, the administrative director for emergency preparedness, safety and security services at UCLA Health, at the event... 

Administrators have not decided whether COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for students living on campus, assistant vice chancellor of student development Suzanne Seplow said at the town hall. COVID-19 vaccines are not mandatory for staff because the FDA approved the vaccines using emergency use authorizations, Dunne said...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2021/01/26/ucla-discusses-student-covid-19-vaccine-availability-at-virtual-town-hall

Let's hope that when it is time for students, UCLA will have improved its distribution methods to a level well beyond what is occurring now for eligible employees and patients:

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