{"id":119233,"date":"2021-04-07T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//?p=119233"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:48:03","slug":"photos-student-covid-19-vaccinations-begin-at-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//photos-student-covid-19-vaccinations-begin-at-ucf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233//","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Student COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin at 166su"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today, 2,000 students will receive the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as 166su has begun distribution for students. Each day for the next two days, 2,000 more students will also be vaccinated in the Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n
Earlier this week, UCF sent an email to select students who were eligible to sign up for vaccinations with a total of 6,000 individuals who secured appointments at their convenience. Each student must present a signed paper consent form and a form of identification before they can be vaccinated. After students receive the shot, they are required to complete a 15-minute monitoring period in the Ballroom, where medical professionals, mental health personnel and others are on site to assist with any potential issues or symptoms./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019s a team effort /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2014 it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019s not just Student Health Services, we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019ve collaborated with the Union, the 166su Emergency Operations Center and others,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201d says Sheryl Gamble, director of Business Operations for Student Health Services. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019ve been at this university for 25 years and I have never seen this level of teamwork. Everyone has been working so well together./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n
Part of that team effort includes nursing student, Kelsey Nesselt, who serves as a greeter for the observation area and provides answers to any questions students may have./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n “I got my vaccine three months ago because I was going to be doing my clinicals in the hospital, but I think it’s amazing that more students can get it now,” Nesselt says. “I love science and think it’s really interesting how this vaccine was developed. Now that the vaccine is becoming more available to the general public, especially college students who aren/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019t studying health professions, I think this is a major step. I’m really excited to be part of this process and I feel like I’m a part of history right now.”/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n As the campus community continues to get vaccinated, UCF reminds Knights that it’s important to continue employing COVID-19 precautions /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2014 wearing a face covering, practicing physical distancing and washing hands /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2014 even after you’ve been vaccinated to protect those who have not./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201cI hope we can expand vaccinations with the 70,000 students we have here at 166su,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201d Gamble says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201cBut community pharmacies and the [Orange County] Convention Center have been vaccinating, which is great because we need to get as many people vaccinated as possible /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2014 whether it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u2019s us or someone else./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119233/n