Feb. 9, 2021

Media Access to UArizona Vaccination Site

TUCSON, Ariz. – Members of the media who wish to capture photos and videos at the University of Arizona COVID-19 vaccination site: Please request access by emailing media_requests@list.arizona.edu.   

The university serves as a point of distribution for COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Pima County, with two on-campus locations: a drive-through clinic on the University of Arizona Mall and a walk-up clinic at the Ina E. Gittings Building, 1737 E. University Blvd. Appointments are required for both locations.

To date, the university has administered more than 11,000 shots and has the capacity to administer 800 vaccinations per day.

Current hours of operation for the university POD are Monday-Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These hours are subject to change.

Members of the media who would like to visit the site must email media_requests@list.arizona.edu to make arrangements.

Photos and b-roll of the site are also available at https://arizona.box.com/v/COVID19Vaccines.

 
Media contact:
University Communications
media_requests@list.arizona.edu

The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 40 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 2019 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $734 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 65 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.