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After a two-week pause, providers across the country including the University of Tennessee at Knoxville have resumed use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine.
The single shot is an easier-to-use tool for fighting the pandemic in places like college campuses because patients are vaccinated in one shot.
Dr. Spencer Gregg, director of UT s Student Health Center, told Knox News he hoped to vaccinate as many people as possible by the end of the spring semester using Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines. Exams end May 6.
However, the temporary stop has made a significant difference in patients willingness to get the vaccine and how the university will dole out doses.
UD students line up for first COVID-19 vaccine clinic Lynn Hulsey
University of Dayton senior Alexandria Bennett doesn’t care much for needles but said she was happy to get her COVID-19 vaccination on Sunday during a vaccination clinic for students at UD Arena.
“It kind of puts an end to the chaos in the world. It feels like the closing of the chapter of the pandemic,” said said Alexandria Bennett, 22 of Pickerington, a senior communication arts major at the University of Dayton. “It just feels like the ending and the beginning of the world getting back to how it used to be.”
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Classroom capacities for fall; summer/fall schedules viewable soon
UD plans to return to more traditional in-person instruction without classroom capacity restrictions for the fall 2021 semester, depending upon pandemic conditions and public health guidance. Course registration starts soon, with seating limits returning to pre-pandemic levels. Decisions about other safety protocols also are dependent on the state of the pandemic and public health guidance, and will be made before classes start in August. Summer/fall schedules will be viewable on Porches on March 8. Students should check Porches for their registration ti