On-campus vaccine clinic ends after one day

Starting in September, campus officials promoted a weekly on-campus clinic meant to bolster COVID-19 vaccination rates among students. It was called Vax Wednesdays, and was supposed to run weekly from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. But on the first day of the event, Sept. 22, fewer than a dozen were vaccinated, and pharmacists from Ralph’s abandoned the clinic after one hour. “We only had six appointments, so we only stayed until 10 a.m. to accommodate those specific appointments and potential walk-ins,” said Lord Sarino, manager of administrative services at Ralph’s Pharmacy in Orange. El Don reporters visiting the clinic observed … Continue reading On-campus vaccine clinic ends after one day