Oct. 11, 2022

COVID-19 boosters available at community vaccination clinic on campus

  • What: COVID-19 vaccination clinic, open to all members of the Southern Arizona community
  • When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 17-21
  • Where: Bear Down Building, 1428 E. University Blvd. Parking is available at the Cherry Avenue Garage, located at the northeast corner of North Cherry Avenue and East Enke Drive.

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Pima County Health Department and Premiere Medical Group USA will hold another COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the University of Arizona Bear Down Building from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21. It is open to all UArizona students and employees, as well as all other members the Southern Arizona community.

The clinic will offer both the Moderna and Pfizer primary vaccination series and the FDA-approved bivalent boosters – the updated formulation to protect against the different lineages of the omicron variant.

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine will also be offered as a first dose of two for ages 12 and up.

Appointments are available, and walk-ins are welcome. Bring your vaccination card with you.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, including all primary series doses and boosters for their age group. To determine when to get a booster, you can visit this CDC webpage.

You can find other COVID-19 vaccine locations near you at vaccines.gov.

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The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 50 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2020 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $761 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 66 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.

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