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Ohio State to dedicate 25% of Wexner Medical Center's vaccines to students, staff

The doses will be distributed at the Schottenstein Center vaccination location.
Credit: OSU Wexner Medical Center
File photo - Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University announced they are dedicating 25% of the Wexner Medical Center's first-dose vaccines to any student, faculty or staff member who wants it beginning this month.

The university says appointments will be available through MyChart starting April 9, with the first available appointments being April 14.

Additional appointments will be released each week as the university receives information about which vaccine and how many of them they will receive.

The doses will be distributed at the Schottenstein Center vaccination location.
Both dedicated and public appointments can be scheduled through the Wexner Medical Center by logging into MyChart.

RELATED: Ohio to begin vaccinating students on college campuses

The announcement comes after Gov. Mike DeWine said the state will begin offering vaccinations to students before they break for the summer by May 1.

 

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