MSJC Offering Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Tier 1a and 1b

2/16/2021

Mt. San Jacinto College is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine only to those who qualify under Tiers 1a and 1b.

Update 2/17/2021: MSJC Rescheduling COVID-19 Vaccines Due to Lack of Shipment

The vaccines will be given on a first-come, first-served basis via online registration only. Only those who qualify under Tiers 1a and 1b may register, which includes those 65 and older; those working in specific health care fields; law enforcement; education and childcare workers. Please review the Riverside County public health website for information about the tiers. You must bring proof of eligibility to the appointment (an ID badge, letter of employment and, for those 65 and older, a driver's license, passport, or birth certificate.

The doses will be administered at:

The San Jacinto Campus Student Health Center 1499 N. State St. San Jacinto from 8 AM to 2:30 PM Wednesday, Feb. 17, and 8:30 to 11 AM Monday, Feb. 22.
The Menifee Valley Campus Student Health Center 28237 La Piedra Rd. from 8 AM to 2:30 PM Thursday, Feb. 18, and 8 AM to 12:30 PM Friday, Feb. 19.

If this is your second dose of the Moderna vaccine, it must be at least 28 days since you received your first dose.

MSJC received the doses from the state and continues to ask for more doses. The college district will announce additional vaccine dates if more doses become available.

The vaccine is available only to those who have:

not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three months.
no cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms.
no fever.

You will be screened as you register and again when you enter the building for the vaccine.

If you are not in Tiers 1a and 1b and still attempt to register, you will not receive the vaccine. Furthermore, this may result in disposal of the vaccine because of the guidelines on storage and expiration. Please be courteous of those in highest need of the vaccine by following the tier guidelines set forth by the state.

If you have questions, please email Dr. McAllister at lmcallister@msjc.edu. For more information on the tiers, please visit the Riverside County Public Health website.