Wichita State partners with Sedgwick County Health Department for COVID-19 Vaccine
Clinic
Sept. 7, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
In partnership with the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD), Wichita State University
is hosting a weekly public walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays: Charles Koch Arena, 1845 Fairmount St. on the WSU campus
The SCHD will provide Pfizer and J&J vaccines and boosters, both at no cost.
Members of the public are welcome. For questions, call 316-660-1022 or email COVID19@sedgwick.gov.
“We are excited to partner with the Sedgwick County Health Department to increase
access to the vaccine, which bolsters efforts to prevent and contain the spread of
disease,” said Heather Stafford, associate director of Student Health Services at
WSU. “Vaccinations are an important component of a healthy and productive environment.”
Additional vaccine and testing options
SCHD also offers no-cost, walk-in vaccines at the community vaccine clinic at 223
S. Main in Wichita, as well as COVID-19 testing at the Sunflower Shelter Building
at Sedgwick County Park, 6501 W. 21st St. in Wichita. Please visit the SCHD COVID-19 website for more information on days and time sites and clinics are available.
All WSU and WSU Tech students, employees, immediate family members (18 or older) and
innovation partners can receive a free COVID-19 vaccination through WSU’s Student
Health Services. Learn more at wichita.edu/covidvaccine.
WSU students, faculty and staff can also schedule a free COVID-19 testing appointment
in Student Health Services through the myShockerHealth portal.
If you are interested in hosting an on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic at your workplace,
complete the request form here.
If you have general questions about COVID-19, please call 316-660-1022 or visit sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/ for more information.
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.
