FILE – In this Jan. 9, 2021, file photo, vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are placed next to a loaded syringe in Throop, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, California’s state epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan recommended providers stop using lot 41L20A of the Moderna vaccine pending completion of an investigation by state officials, Moderna, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the federal Food and Drug Administration, because some people received medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP, File) 
Nursing student Kelsey Thompson is helping to distribute vaccines on UNLV campus. February 3, 2021 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services)
By Rhonda Davisson, Transitional Coordinator
Beginning this past March, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Schools of Medicine and Nursing partnered with their Student Health Center as well as the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) and Nevada State College (NSC) to hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the UNLV Campus.
In mid-March, we were contacted by Christie Putman, Director of Business Operations for UNLV’s School of Medicine, who generously offered the staff and clients of our Harris Springs Ranch and Women and Children’s Campus programs the opportunity to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine if they desired. Thank you, Christie, for thinking of our staff and those that we serve!
As of March 16th, twenty-nine clients and three staff members received their first dose at the UNLV Student Union. Thanks to the generosity of our community partners, we were able to offer a valuable resource to our clients for their health and well-being during this pandemic.
We’d also like to congratulate UNLV’s School of Medicine for officially reaching their 100,000th vaccine administered in Las Vegas, NV as of April 14th!
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