OXFORD, Ohio – Vaccine distribution has begun at Miami University. Receiving 3,500 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the State of Ohio, the university began administering the first doses on April 10th. Second doses will be administered starting on May 1, allowing students to be fully vaccinated before the end of the semester.
Vaccines are available at no cost to Miami students. As of now, receiving the vaccine through the university is voluntary, although the administration urges students to get vaccinated. Shots will be administered in the John Dolibois multipurpose room in the Shriver Center from 9am – 7pm EST.
On Wednesday, April 14, Miami sent an email to the student body with updates on the vaccine following an announcement from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health advising a temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This announcement follows reports of that specific vaccine causing blood clots in a very small percentage of those who receive it. Miami received 500 doses of this vaccine and will follow the Governor’s advice and pause distribution.
While Miami students and members of the Oxford community begin to get vaccinated, Oxford city ordinances remain in effect. These require masks both indoors and outdoors while limiting social events to no more than 10 people.
