Pictured Above: USF faculty and staff who have an authorization form will be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccines from the university.
Courtesy of Tara Zimmerman
By Aya Diab
USF will soon be able to vaccinate faculty and staff members who are deemed to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19.
This decision was made in partnership with the Florida Department of Health and an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 3.
An authorization form signed by a physician or a medical care provider is required for vaccination.
According to the announcement on USF’s COVID-19 dashboard, limited doses of the vaccine are available each week. Because of that, USF is prioritizing faculty, staff and those with high-risk medical conditions.
To schedule an appointment, a survey must be completed. Those who completed a survey sent out in January still have to fill out this survey in order to be included.
The two-dose vaccine will be administered at the USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Health Care at 13330 Laurel Drive. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
Second doses will be scheduled after the first dose of the vaccine is administered.
For more information, visit USF’s COVID-19 dashboard.
