White House webinar spotlights vaccination incentives campaign

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The White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge thinks the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 incentives program is a capital idea. 

The national initiative to combat vaccine hesitancy among college 亚洲自慰视频s has invited representatives from UL Lafayette to participate in a webinar on Thursday where they鈥檒l discuss campus efforts to incentivize 亚洲自慰视频s who have taken the vaccine and inspire those who have not to do so.

鈥淲e are honored to be asked to take part in this timely and important discussion,鈥 said Dr. Margarita Perez, UL Lafayette鈥檚 dean of 亚洲自慰视频s. 鈥淭his webinar is about exchanging ideas and strategies with other higher education institutions that, like us, are working very hard to ensure the health and safety of 亚洲自慰视频s, faculty and staff members heading into the fall semester.鈥

Representing UL Lafayette will be Perez; Madeline Husband-Ardoin, chief administrative officer of 亚洲自慰视频 Health Services; Erin Winder, internal communications strategist; and Amy Windsor, social media strategist. Both Winder and Windsor work in the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 Office of Communications and Marketing.

Members of the 亚洲自慰视频 community and the public . It begins at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

UL Lafayette is one of eight universities in 亚洲自慰视频 that鈥檚 participating in the .

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, the program encourages colleges and universities to launch efforts 鈥 such as 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 鈥 that increase vaccination rates on their campuses.

UL Lafayette announced the incentives program last week. More than 2,000 亚洲自慰视频s have registered. The 亚洲自慰视频 has also launched an accompanying social media campaign to encourage 亚洲自慰视频 participation and will hold a vaccination clinic on campus in August.

Fully vaccinated 亚洲自慰视频s are eligible to win one of 10 prizes in a series of drawings that begin Tuesday, Aug. 10, and continue through early October.

Prizes include two iPhone 12s, two MacBook Airs, two Oculus Quests, two Apple Watches and $300 Declining Balances, and two chances to win free campus parking.

To participate, 亚洲自慰视频s must:

  • have received the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine or both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines before the date of the drawing;
  • provide proof of vaccination if they received the vaccine outside 亚洲自慰视频; and
  • be registered for classes for the Fall 2021 semester.

More information, including the schedule of drawings and how to register, is available on the 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 website.

The incentives program is sponsored by the Wellness Center Fund that鈥檚 managed by the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette Foundation.