Tag: covid-19

Troy’s Vaccinations Postponed

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Brady Talbert Staff Writer  Troy University and the Alabama Department of Public Health have conflicting answers as to why the state has delayed doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the college. The university said the school was told the state health department is taking a new approach to vaccine distribution, providing what would have been Troy’s allotment of vaccines to other locations in need.  “The reason behind ADPH’s change of direction was the idea that the state felt that they could reach more citizens if they created these mass…

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Troy says ADPH needed vaccinations for mass clinics, ADPH says that isn’t the case

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Brady Talbert Staff Writer Troy University and the Alabama Department of Public Health have conflicting answers as to why the state has delayed doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the college. The university said the school was told the state health department is taking a new approach to vaccine distribution, providing what would have been Troy’s allotment of vaccines to other locations in need. “The reason behind ADPH’s change of direction was the idea that the state felt that they could reach more citizens if they created these mass…

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ADPH pushes back Troy’s vaccine distribution

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( Photo / Zenith Shrestha ) Troy University continues to wait for vaccines after larger schools were given shots in the first week of January. Brady Talbert Staff Writer Troy University’s wait to receive COVID-19 vaccines continues, after the Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed the school could see doses this week. Now, the ADPH has pushed the date back further.  “We received an email from ADPH this afternoon that we will not be getting the vaccines as quick as they thought we would,” Dean of Student Services Herb Reeves…

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Listen to this – Enough by Nathan Nzanga

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Andrea Hammack Trojan Living Editor This “Listen to This” from me will be short as there’s only one artist I want to focus on this week. Nathan Nzanga, “a first-generation Congolese-American storyteller with a whole lot of love to share,” according to his website nzangamusic.com, was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.  He uses all elements of genres which have influenced him, including folk, soul, gospel and musical theater and refers to himself as a “SoulPop Storyteller” rather than just a rapper. I can agree with this title as he…

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Auburn Vaccinates, Troy Has to Wait

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Brady Talbert Staff Writer  The state says Troy University – in rural Pike County, Alabama – can expect COVID-19 vaccines in April, despite Alabama’s SEC schools receiving doses the first week in January, with one of those schools confirming it is already vaccinating its own staff and students despite the elderly population across the state unable to receive the potentially lifesaving shots. Auburn University and the University of Alabama were some of the first colleges in line to receive vaccines from the state. Auburn has received 7,000 doses, according to…

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