Austin Peay's Weekly COVID-19 Update

Friday, April 23, 2021

Get the Vaccine

After an incredibly difficult year of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, we finally have a little light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines are here! We strongly encourage you to receive your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as you are eligible in order to do your part in slowing the spread of this virus and keeping you as well as your friends and family safe. Vaccines are currently our most effective tool in battling COVID-19, but they are only effective if people go and get them!

As you may know, the vaccine is being distributed in Tennessee in phases. Each phase includes certain people based on profession, age or health risk factors. To find out what phase your county is in, which phase you belong in, or where to schedule a vaccination appointment, please visit County Vaccine Info & Appointments - TN COVID-19 Hub. Another excellent resource for scheduling vaccination appointments is VaccineFinder - Search for COVID-19 vaccine locations, which can be used to find available vaccines throughout the country.

For those of you in Montgomery County, as of APRIL 5, all adults 18+ are eligible to receive the vaccine. You can schedule your appointment online at Austin Peay State University for Montgomery County: COVID-19 Vaccination (signupgenius.com).

If you are having concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, I encourage you to read this page regarding myths and facts surrounding the vaccines (Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC). These vaccines have been found to be safe and effective. The CDC website has excellent resources for nearly any question you may have about the vaccines that are currently available.

Vaccine Tent Volunteers Welcome

Austin Peay State University’s vaccination site in parking lot 11, next to the Ard Building, has administered more than 3,000 doses of the Moderna vaccination. This site represents a major University effort to help keep the campus and the Clarksville-Montgomery County community safe, and we could use your help to make sure this effort continues to run smoothly.

We received strong campus support early in this venture, but as the semester end approaches, fewer people have signed up to help us at this site. If you are interested in supporting this project by volunteering at the vaccination tent, please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAEA628A5F4C43-vaccine1.

COVID-19 Self Reporting Form

As we continue to move through this pandemic, it’s important for all members of the campus community to report positive COVID-19 cases and if they’re in quarantine through the University’s COVID-19 Self Reporting Form. If you have been exposed, you're exhibiting symptoms or you have a confirmed positive test for COVID19, please fill out this form.

Moderate Risk Level

Wear a Mask

Face coverings are required in all indoor common areas.

Wash Hands

To prevent the spread of germs, wash your hands often.

6 Feet Apart
Remember to socially distance on campus.

The numbers provided are active cases being tracked by University administration. Our data is reliant upon students, faculty and staff filling out the COVID-19 form on the APSU COVID-19 Website, http://www.apsu.edu/coronavirus.