Marist To Begin Vaccinating Students For Coronavirus

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A program to vaccinate Marist College students will begin next week.

Dutchess County, WMHealth and Marist College announced Thursday the program will begin with the administration of 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine Tuesday at the Marist facility at 51 Fulton St., which is contiguous to the campus.

The state is providing additional vaccine allocation to the county to ensure college students have access to vaccines.

Organizers said the program, which will expand in the coming weeks, will help vaccinate the recently eligible population of adults 16 years of age and older.

Additionally, the college and its partners hope to be able to expand the use of the facility for additional vaccinations for the wider community as more doses become available.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said the program is a pilot he hopes to use to accelerate the distribution of vaccines for college students, at Marist and other colleges in the county.

"We are grateful to all the various partners who have stepped up to help in our mission of getting a shot into the arm of every person who wants to be vaccinated," he said.

Last month, Marist made its facilities available to the state to serve as a pop-up vaccination site administered by WMCHealth. During the six-day event, 3,500 people were vaccinated.

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