Boston College administering COVID-19 vaccines to undergrads this week

Boston College will administer 4,500 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to undergraduate students from Monday to Wednesday, the college announced.

BC is requiring everyone in the campus community to be vaccinated by the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year. There will be exceptions for legitimate religious and medical reasons, the school said.

“I urge that undergraduates reserve their times as soon as possible to assist the vaccination process,” University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., wrote in the letter. “Any unfilled appointment times will be offered to other members of the Boston College community via email.”

Undergrads will be given priority, but any additional vaccines may become available for graduate and professional students, staff and faculty in the future.

“This weekend all enrolled BC undergraduates will be sent a link via email to a reservation system to book their appointments, which will be on a first-come, first-served basis,” Leahy wrote. “They will also receive a consent form, which will include a request for individual or parental medical insurance information. This document must be printed, completed, and presented at Conte Forum.”

Second doses will be given on May 17, 18 and 19 for those still on campus or who live within driving distance, BC said.

“Students who will already be at home can obtain their second Pfizer dose at a Walgreens or CVS Pharmacy, or through their state and local vaccination sites,” Leahy wrote.

Boston College joins Boston University, Northeastern University and Emerson College as those requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for all students for the upcoming school year.

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