BOONE, N.C. — A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobile vaccine unit will be on the campus of Appalachian State University administering COVID-19 vaccines Sunday, Sept. 19, through Wednesday, Sept. 22.
The FEMA mobile vaccine team is offering Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen vaccines from 1–5 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for students and employees, as well as any other member of the general public free of charge.
The mobile unit will be on Sanford Mall and at Tomlinson Park, next to the Duck Pond on Sunday and on Sanford Mall Monday–Wednesday.
Every student, staff or faculty member who provides their fully vaccinated status to the university is entered in a pool for prize drawings. To date, $100,000 in scholarships to vaccinated students, as well as numerous other prizes, have been awarded.
Other prizes include:
- Game day and tailgate packages.
- Apple AirPod bundles.
- On-campus parking passes (for Fall 2021 through Summer 2022).
- Appalachian Ski Mtn. season passes.
- $100 University Bookstore gift cards.
- $100 Walmart gift cards.
- Local restaurant gift cards.
Vaccines and prizes are federally funded.
These App State student scholarship winners shared their motivations for being vaccinated, which include protecting loved ones and stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
