The Long Beach Public Health Department gave the university 1,170 doses for the first round of vaccinations that began Tuesday.
“Because of our size and the fact that we have caregivers here on campus, this could be a vaccination place to care for the city in a city if you want in Long Beach State,” said Jeff Cook, chief of communications for CSULB.
The university uses public health guidelines to determine who gets the vaccine first, starting with those currently working on campus.
“We then move on to those who are older and who may be at high risk, and eventually of course we hope to go through the rest of our employees to our students.”
Matt Evans, a member of the IT staff on campus, said he is grateful to have received a vaccine earlier.
“Pretty cool, you know, because everyone else is having a hard time getting it,” said Evans.
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia says that while the start of vaccinations is encouraging for in-person classes to reopen in the fall, he says the university will need thousands more doses to vaccinate the more than 6,000 faculties on campus.
“The big problem right now is supplies, so we just need the FBI to get more vaccines to the states and cities. Obviously, a few months ago we didn’t really have a plan. better., but I expect vaccine deliveries across the country in the coming weeks, ”said Garcia.
Cal State Long Beach is what is called a “closed pod,” so only college employees and students will receive the COVID vaccine.
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