Wilkes University students grateful for vaccinations Approximately 250 members of the Wilkes community got the COVID-19 vaccine, along with other folks in the city. Author: Amanda Eustice (WNEP) Updated: 5:08 PM EDT April 21, 2021 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The wintery weather didn't stop dozens of employees and students from Wilkes University from getting their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. "I have been counting down the days till this moment," said sophomore Madelynn Kinard. "I'm so excited. I'm glad to have one down, one more to go." This is just one of the vaccination clinics that Wilkes University has been hosting with the Wilkes-Barre Department of Health inside the McHale Athletic center on campus.