Penn State is partnering with Walmart this week to offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pegula Ice Arena that will be open to the university’s students, employees and dependents.
The clinic will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Thursday through Saturday. It will offer 1,170 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine over the three-day period.
Online appointments are required. Students and employees will also need to bring their Penn State IDs to the site when they arrive for their appointments. Although vaccinations are free, individuals should bring their insurance cards.
Those arriving at Pegula for a vaccine should head to Entrance B about 10 minutes before their appointment. They will also need to stay for at least 15 minutes after receiving their shots to check for side effects.
“We are thrilled to be able to partner with Walmart to offer this important vaccination opportunity to the Penn State community,” Kelly Wolgast, director of Penn State’s COVID-19 Operations Control Center, said in a release. “Available time slots are limited, and we expect appointments to be in high demand, so I urge any member of our community who has not already received a vaccine to sign up quickly.”
According to the university, Pegula’s clinic will reopen from May 13 to 15 to administer second vaccine doses to those who get their first dose this week. Only those who know they will be able to return in May should sign up in April.
To encourage vaccinations, Penn State’s Berkey Creamery is offering free ice cream cones to the first 500 students who sign up and receive their shots.
From April 22 to 24, Pegula won’t offer its usual walk-up COVID-19 testing. However, Hintz Family Alumni Center will continue testing students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
COVID-19 vaccines are also available on Penn State’s campus at the Bryce Jordan Center. That site is operated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Department of Health and offers vaccinations by appointment to anyone. It began administering Moderna vaccines last week while Johnson & Johnson’s remains on pause.
