Boston University publishes its COVID-19 testing data on a public-facing dashboard. Gloria Waters, BU vice president and associate provost for research,.
Boston University publishes its COVID-19 testing data on a public-facing dashboard. Gloria Waters, BU vice president and associate provost for research,.
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On Friday, a gray, wintry day, Anne Patey, Student Health Services (SHS) director of nursing, checked in Emily Gibb at her table in the FitRec basketball gym that is now BU’s COVID-19 vaccination center. Patey opened up a glass vial and drew the first dose of the COVID vaccine.
Gibb (Sargent’10), an athletic trainer with SHS, rolled up the sleeve of her gray sweatshirt and held out her left arm. Patey swabbed the area. “You’re going to feel a little stick now,” she said. It was 10:05 am. And just like that, Gibb became the first person to receive one of the first 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine provided to BU.
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Boston University has received a small batch of 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to begin administering to campus community members.
The decision to receive the vaccine is voluntary for now, not mandatory, and the process will strictly follow state guidelines for who gets vaccinated when.
People who receive the vaccine still must adhere to campus safety measures and protocols.
With an initial small batch of 500 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Boston University will begin the ambitious, lengthy process on Friday of inoculating the 45,000-strong BU community against the coronavirus that has ravaged the world.
BU received its first vaccine doses from Boston Medical Center, BU’s teaching hospital, and will continue to receive doses, as the state has designated the University as the point of distribution for BU faculty, staff, and students. Following the three-phase rollout plan issued by the state, the first BU group to be vaccinated will