Vaccines – The Tropolitan

ADPH pushes back Troy’s vaccine distribution

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 News

( 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…

Auburn Vaccinates, Troy Has to Wait

January 27, 2021February 10, 2021 News

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…