Free Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccines

Yes. All WSU and WSU Tech students, staff or faculty, age 18 or older, are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Student Health. SHS has been authorized by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible members of the WSU and WSU Tech communities. The vaccine will be administered in accordance with all State of Kansas and Sedgwick County guidance on vaccine prioritization.

Yes. All WSU on-campus industry partners employees are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine from SHS. Alternative vaccination locations can be found at vaccinefinder.org.

WSU has been authorized by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible employees of WSU’s on-campus industry partners. In order for an industry partner to be “eligible,” the employee must (1) be employed by any business or company that is located on the WSU main campus (1845 Fairmount Street location); (2) regularly perform work on the WSU main campus (1845 Fairmount Street location); and (3) fall within the current vaccine prioritization group established by the State of Kansas and Sedgwick County. The vaccine will be administered in accordance with all State of Kansas and Sedgwick County guidance on vaccine prioritization.

Immediate family members age 18 or older, will be able to schedule appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccination through SHS. For purposes of vaccine administration, “immediate family members” means child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including any adoptive relationships, and any individuals residing in same household. The vaccine will be administered in accordance with all State of Kansas and Sedgwick County guidance on vaccine prioritization. Appointments for immediate family members must be scheduled using the relevant WSU or WSU Tech student, staff or faculty identification number (e.g., myWSU ID).

An “immediate family member” means child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including any adoptive relationships, and any residing in same household. Family members need to be residents of Sedgwick County, Kansas. (Family members must also be in an eligible vaccine prioritization group to receive the vaccine.)

No. At this time, SHS is only authorized to vaccinate current WSU and WSU Tech students, faculty and staff and their families, and WSU on-campus industry partner employees.

SHS has been authorized by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible WSU and WSU Tech students, faculty and staff and their families, and WSU on-campus industry partner employees regardless of whether they reside outside Sedgwick County.

Availability of vaccine will be announced through WSU Today, Shocker Blast and Campus Connection.

Vaccines will be administered at the Steve Clark YMCA and WSU Student Wellness Center located on the WSU main campus. Sedgwick County Health Department may also provide Covid vaccination clinics on-campus with notifications being shared in WSU newsletters.

No. SHS will administer the vaccine in accordance with all State of Kansas and Sedgwick County guidance on vaccine prioritization. To learn more about whether you or your family members are eligible for the vaccine, please click here.

Yes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all individuals who receive the vaccine be observed for a minimum of 15 minutes post-vaccination. Some individuals may need to be observed for a longer period of time based on their health conditions and/or current medications.

Yes. Assuming you are in the eligible population – which includes all WSU and WSU Tech employee, students, and immediate family members age 18 and up - the following documents are required:

• You must bring your myWSU ID, your Covid vaccination card and a completed Dispense Assist form

All Kansans at least 18 years old and have met the 6-month time period following the primary vaccination series for the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or it has been at least 2 months since their Johnson & Johnson vaccine, are eligible and encouraged to receive a first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 are eligible for second mRNA booster 4 months after the first booster dose.

Get CDC information about boosters

Dispense Assist is a free service and online screening tool used to register for vaccination. Dispense Assist does not retain personal, protected health information or other personal data that you provide.

No. Current WSU/WSU Tech staff and faculty members are not required to use accumulated leave to receive the vaccine. If an employee is scheduled to receive the vaccine during scheduled work hours, the employee should visit with their supervisor and request a reasonable amount of time away from work to receive the vaccination and complete the observation period.

If you have questions about the safety of the vaccine, please speak with your health care provider and/or review the information available from the CDC.

According to the Sedgwick County Health Department, the most common side effects of the vaccine include pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain and fever. Most people experience these side effects after the second dose. Side effects typically last several days.

SHS will be using the Pfizer vaccine.

For WSU students, staff and faculty, please follow normal university parking rules.

For WSU Tech students, staff and faculty, please park in any Green, Yellow or Green/Yellow striped lots. No ePermit is required (unless you have been to the main WSU campus three times in the current semester).

See the WSU parking map.