Wichita State named as a COVID-19 vaccination provider
March 2, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
Wichita State University’s Student Health Services (SHS) has been named by Kansas
Department of Health and Environment as an approved COVID-19 vaccination provider.
SHS is still awaiting word on when it will receive vaccines.
In the meantime, WSU is preparing for distribution so vaccines can be given as soon
as possible after arrival, including a voluntary anonymous survey of the campus community
to gauge an estimate of the number of people interested in potentially receiving the
COVID-19 vaccine on campus.
Vaccine distribution will follow the Sedgwick County vaccine prioritization plan,
which identities who is eligible and when they will be able to receive the vaccine.
Vaccine eligibility may vary from county to county within Kansas, and access to the
vaccine is dependent on the number of available doses distributed to SHS from the
Sedgwick County Health Department.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
