La Sierra University and church roll out Covid-19 vaccination clinics

Two vaccination events will be held at the university church on Monday, May 10 and Thursday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both days. The clinics will offer the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine to individuals aged 18 and older. Both clinics will be held in the church Fellowship Hall at 4937 Sierra Vista Ave., Riverside. Participants are required to wear face masks and follow pandemic safety protocol.

Registration for the Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinics at the La Sierra University Church is available online at this link: https://tinyurl.com/bzrywc8s

Information about the decision effective April 23 to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine can be found at the Center for Disease Control & Prevention’s website.

La Sierra University’s clinic will be held Wednesday, May 12 in the university’s Alumni Pavilion gymnasium between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and will offer first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to individuals aged 16 years and older. Individuals who are 16 and 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive the vaccine. A second-dose Pfizer-BioNTechclinic will be held on Wednesday, June 2 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Registration for the May 12 Pfizer-BioNTech first-dose vaccination clinic at the La Sierra University Alumni Pavilion gymnasium is available online at this link: tinyurl.com/y6zds5j9

All four clinics are available to individuals who either work or reside in Riverside County. Appointments are strongly encouraged. Walk-ins may be accepted based on availability due to cancellations. There is no charge for the vaccines.

La Sierra University’s campus is accessible only through its main entrance at 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside. Visitors participating in the vaccination clinic must wear face masks and must stop at the entrance kiosk for instructions and to be allowed entrance to the campus. The vaccination clinic will operate under public health and safety protocol. If a campus visitor arrives at the front entrance without a face mask, they may request one from the kiosk attendant.

For additional information on vaccination clinics and for assistance with scheduling an appointment, please call 951-358-5000 or 2-1-1 or visit www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine.