{"id":11169,"date":"2021-02-12T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=11169"},"modified":"2021-03-26T13:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:17:38","slug":"purdue-veterinary-medicine-well-represented-on-purdue-covid-19-vaccine-allocation-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/purdue-veterinary-medicine-well-represented-on-purdue-covid-19-vaccine-allocation-task-force.php","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Veterinary Medicine Well-represented on Purdue COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Task Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"A Purdue Pharmacy student gives a vaccine shot at IU Health\" class=\"wp-image-11173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm-365x235.jpg 365w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JAU2759_vaccine_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Purdue University Pharmacy student shown administering a COVID-19 vaccine at IU Health.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Assembled in October 2020, the Purdue COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Task Force is an eleven-member team of scientists, medical experts, and campus leaders headed by Purdue Veterinary Medicine <strong>Dean Willie Reed<\/strong>, who serves as the task force chair.&nbsp; The team has been working in conjunction with the Protect Purdue Implementation Team to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Determine and recommend Purdue\u2019s response to the CDC\u2019s and the state of Indiana\u2019s phased and evolving approach to COVID-19 vaccination;<\/li><li>Gather and provide valuable information on available vaccines, including safety and efficacy;<\/li><li>Serve as a trusted body for the campus community, build confidence in vaccination, and help dispel misinformation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a scientist and someone who genuinely cares about the Boilermaker community, I encourage everyone to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are able,\u201d said Dean Reed. &nbsp;\u201cIt is safe, it is effective, it is the right thing to do to protect yourself, protect others, and protect Purdue.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Dean Reed from the College of Veterinary Medicine on the task force is <strong>Dr. Harm HogenEsch<\/strong>, professor of immunopathology and associate dean for research.&nbsp; Other members include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>R. Ethan Braden<\/strong>, senior vice president of marketing and communications;<\/li><li><strong>Jen Hodges<\/strong>, executive vice president of operations, One to One Health;<\/li><li><strong>Richard Kuhn<\/strong>, Krenicki Family Director of the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease;<\/li><li><strong>Richard Mattes<\/strong>, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition Science, head of the Department of Public Health, and director of the Ingestive Behavior Research Center;<\/li><li><strong>Nicole Noel<\/strong>, director of Purdue University Pharmacy; <\/li><li><strong>Candace Shaffer<\/strong>, senior director of benefits in Human Resources;<\/li><li><strong>Lisa Smith<\/strong>, medical director, One to One Health;<\/li><li><strong>Scott Stienecker<\/strong>, medical director for infection prevention and co-director for antimicrobial stewardship, Parkview Regional Medical Hospital and Affiliates;<\/li><li><strong>Gail Walenga<\/strong>, director of the Purdue University Student Health Center.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two safe and highly effective COVID-19 vaccines now available in the United States.&nbsp;The Indiana Department of Health determines who is eligible to receive the vaccine, and continues to update that guidance on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ourshot.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">the state\u2019s COVID-19 website<\/a>. The university does not determine who is eligible to receive the vaccine and has no immediate control over the distribution timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Groups of individuals across Indiana who are currently eligible include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First responders (fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, reservists, and volunteers) who have in-person contact with the public.<\/li><li>Licensed and unlicensed health care workers who have in-person contact with patients or infectious material in any health care setting.<\/li><li>Individuals who are 40 years of age or older (as of March 22).<\/li><li>Pre-K &#8211; 12 educators and support staff (as of March 15).<\/li><li>Individuals with\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/files\/Eligibility%201.5.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">certain high-risk conditions<\/a>.<\/li><li>Native Americans, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians and other native groups living in Indiana age 18 years of age and above (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mailimages.purdue.edu\/purdue-naecc\/Pokagon_Band_Partners_with_Orgs_for_Vaccination_of_Native_Groups_in_Indiana_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">a special registration process is required<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To find vaccine clinics and make an appointment for yourself or on behalf of an eligible senior, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccine.coronavirus.in.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">vaccine.coronavirus.in.gov<\/a> or call 211. There is no cost to receive the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Boilermakers, especially the most vulnerable, are strongly encouraged to receive the two-dose vaccine as soon as they are eligible as part of their continued commitment to the Protect Purdue Pledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue also is preparing to be a vaccine distribution site and do its part to move Tippecanoe County toward immunity as soon as the Indiana State Department of Health gives its approval and makes a supply of vaccine available.&nbsp; To protect the Purdue campus \u201cbubble,\u201d the vaccines distributed on campus will only be available to the Purdue community: students, faculty, staff, and the dependents and spouses of Purdue employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, click here <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.purdue.edu\/vaccine-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">to visit the Protect Purdue Vaccine Information webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assembled in October 2020, the Purdue COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Task Force is an eleven-member team of scientists, medical experts, and campus leaders headed by Purdue Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed, who serves as the task force chair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,28,29],"tags":[1587,8,26,173,56,202,1675,1898,103],"class_list":["post-11169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-our-impact","category-our-people","tag-covid-19","tag-faculty","tag-featured-story","tag-harm-hogenesch","tag-homepage","tag-leadership","tag-protect-purdue","tag-purdue-covid-19-vaccine-allocation-task-force","tag-willie-reed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11169"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11578,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11169\/revisions\/11578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}