Mississippi State University is administering free Pfizer vaccines to all staff in the Longest Student Health Center parking lot.
University is now offering vaccines to all faculty and staff on campus.
Wtva's rhea thornton is live in oktibbeha county where she spoke with a university official about the distribution process.
Mississippi state university is now offering free coronavirus vaccinations to all 6-thousand faculty and staff on campus.
Our daily lives."
Karah lundy - transfer junior at msu: "if i knew that getting the vaccine would be able to get my college experience back to more of a college experience, i would get it in a heartbeat."
Karah lundy is a junior at msu.
She said she's considering getting the vaccine when it becomes available.
Karah lundy - transfer junior at msu: "it's not oh what's just good for me'.
It's like, what's good for the actual everyone."
Although it isn't offered to students just yet, the university is providing drive thru pfizer vaccinations for all employees.
Brent crocker is the emergency manager at msu.
He said they currently have over 11-hundred vaccines available to administer to employees.
Brent crocker - msu emergency manager: "it helps us have a way to continue operations without having to shut things down or maybe make alternate plans."
He said the vaccine appointments are available from 9 am to 4 pm monday through friday.
Lundy feels expanding the vaccine age groups will help create more normalcy around campus.
Karah lundy - transfer junior at msu: "that would just be like a giant leap and bound to getting us to where we don't have to worry about it anymore.
We could actually live about our daily lives."
Now crocker said the university plans to give all staff that want to get the vaccines done first... and then allow students to get their vaccinations on campus.
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