Many LBCC students are getting their free COVID-19 vaccination shots at the mobile vaccine clinic located at the Liberal Arts Campus in parking lot I.
The vaccine clinic currently offers the two-dose vaccines Pfizer and Moderna, as well as the one dose vaccine Johnson and Johnson.
Individuals may choose to make an appointment to receive their vaccine and receive it 72 hours before the clinic opens to the public, but walk-ins are also being accepted at the vaccine clinic.
To make an appointment with the vaccine clinic at the LAC-campus, individuals must go to https://myturn.ca.gov
Jalesia Duran, the PR coordinator for the vaccination clinics said, “Since August, I’d say 40% of the vaccinators are students from LBCC”.
Since the vaccinations are free to all students, Duran emphasized that students only need to show their government ID to receive the vaccine.
A reason for students to receive their vaccination shots at the clinics is the incentive program offered by LBCC.
The incentive program rewards students who get both of their vaccination shots with a voucher of $150 to spend at the LBCC bookstore.
The voucher reward is only made available to students who become fully vaccinated between the dates of August 31 to September 30, and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
According to Duran, other students come to the clinics to receive their vaccine simply to avoid the weekly COVID testing that is mandatory in order to attend in-person classes.
Jasper Perry, LBCC art student, felt there was a necessity to get the vaccine, saying, “I want to lower the risk of spreading it (the virus).”
Even so, the incentives to receive the vaccine have not been enough to increase the amount of students coming to the clinics as turnout has decreased recently.
Choosing to stay anonymous, an Operation Lead at the mobile vaccination clinic said, “During my two-hour shift, I see around 20 to 30 people, and none of them are students”.
“Most of the vaccinators are elders who are immunocompromised and they are here to receive their third shot,” they said.
The vaccination clinic is urging more people to get vaccinated. “We’re sharing information to the nearby high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools,” said Duran.
October vaccination dates are set to be released soon on https://www.lbcc.edu/vaccination-clinics.