Vaccination van coming to campus

MIDDLETOWN — Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccination vans are coming to Middlesex Community College next month , to provide no-cost, walk-up vaccinations to eligible individuals 12 years or older.

The clinic is being held Sept. 14 at 100 Training Hill Road from 1 to 6 p.m. in Chapman Hall, Room 808.

The highly visible yellow vaccination vans are provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and administered by Griffin Health, according to a press release.

The shots are available without appointment. People are asked to bring a health insurance card and photo ID if they have them, however, it is not necessary to have health insurance or a state-issued ID — no one will be turned away for lack of insurance or ID, the news release said.

Vaccination is the best protection against the COVID-19 virus, and that is why everyone 12 and older is strongly encouraged to receive the vaccine, according to the state health department.

The vaccine will protect people, their family and friends from becoming seriously ill from COVID-19, allow people to gather safely with loved ones and neighbors, and let individuals get back to a sense of normalcy, according to the college.

The DPH vaccination vans are part of the state’s effort to vaccinate as many Connecticut residents as possible. More than half the state’s population has received at least one shot since vaccinations began at in December 2020.

For information, visit mxcc.edu. For details on vaccinations and COVID-19, go to ct.gov/covidvaccine.