INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The University of Indianapolis is offering free vaccinations to people of all ages on Halloween. The school will partner with the Indiana Immunization Coalition to host a clinic on Thursday, Oct. 31.
The free vaccination clinic is open to the public at UIndy’s Schwitzer Student Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. UIndy can be accessed through IndyGo’s Red Line.
Vaccines offered include tetanus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis, HPV, pneumonia, shingles, RSV, influenza, and the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines.
On Monday, Indy School of Nursing Associate Professor Toni Morris joined Daybreak to discuss the clinic and the importance of vaccinations.
“We have experts who can help us understand which vaccines are available to us. We know this can be confusing, especially when schedules are disrupted, but we We have experts who can help people understand what qualifications they fall under,” Morris said.
Morris explained why these types of events are an important part of the learning experience for many UIndy students.
“For the University of Indianapolis and its students, this is really important because our motto is ‘Experiential Learning and Education for Service.'” So this really goes beyond the walls of the hospital. “We’re focusing on general medical care and meeting individuals in the community,” Morris said.
Morris said the clinic is important because fewer communities, especially children, have been vaccinated against preventable diseases since the pandemic.
“So the ripple effects of that are still continuing. There were a lot of people who couldn’t get vaccinated, who had plans to get vaccinated, who couldn’t go to the doctor’s office, who were closed. And then again. , and that’s causing a huge problem. We’re seeing a huge increase in vaccine-preventable diseases and deaths from them,” Morris said.
If you would like to attend a vaccination clinic, please fill out this online form.
(WISH-TV’s Hannah Muldeau and Unidi School of Nursing Associate Professor Toni Morris)
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