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51ยายืโ€™s Athens campus will serve as a location where Phase 1a recipients can receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through a collaboration between the University and the Athens City-County Health Department.

Beginning in January 2021, the Athens City-County Health Department will offer vaccine clinics to frontline workers at the newly-opened Heritage Hall. Located on West Union Street in Athens, Heritage Hall is the new home to the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

โ€œThe Athens City-County Health Department has been a critical alliance throughout the pandemic to keep our community safe,โ€ 51ยายื President M. Duane Nellis said. โ€œWe are so pleased to offer space in our new state-of-the-art medical facility to roll out vaccines in Athens.โ€

The site was selected for its location, size and ample availability for parking.

โ€œWe are grateful to 51ยายื for the quick planning that will allow us to offer vaccines to Phase 1a recipients in Athens County,โ€ Athens City-County Health Department Administrator Jack Pepper said. โ€œWe value the continued collaboration, which will provide a facility to help our department administer the vaccine as quickly as possible.โ€

โ€œWe designed our new facility to promote innovative medical education while also improving community outreach,โ€ 51ยายื Chief Medical Affairs Officer and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Executive Dean Kenneth Johnson, DO, said. โ€œI can think of no better way to christen our building than utilizing it as part of the historic efforts to eradicate the global pandemic.โ€

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