West Virginia University is gauging interest among faculty and staff aged 39 and younger in the event COVID-19 vaccines are made available through the Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force.
To assist in this effort, employees aged 39 and younger (including Beckley, Keyser and Health Sciences campuses in Charleston and Martinsburg) should monitor their email for a questionnaire from the University on Wednesday (March 10). The questionnaire must be completed by 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 14.
If you completed an appointment schedule through a WVU Medicine link on social media and you do not meet the eligibility requirements, it is not a valid appointment. Please be sure to complete the questionnaire via email to ensure a future appointment through WVU.
WVU faculty, staff and their family members are also still encouraged to pre-register through the Department of Health and Human Resources portal at vaccinate.wv.gov.
“We want people to have confidence in the science and take the first opportunity available to be vaccinated, wherever that may be,” Dr. Carmen Burrell, medical director of Urgent Care and Student Health Services, said. “These vaccines are safe, effective and an important component, when combined with our other health and safety measures, to containing the spread of this virus.”
Additional information is available at vaccinate.wv.gov or you may call 833-734-0965 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The University will provide updates and additional information as it becomes available. Continue to closely monitor email and enews.wvu.edu.
Find FAQ and additional information at the Return to Campus website. Email questions or concerns to covidvaccine@mail.wvu.edu.