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Alondra Mejia, Texas Southmost College Diagnostic Medical Sonography student, raised her sleeve and said it was her shot toward normalcy during TSC\u2019s first student-only vaccine clinic at the International Technology, Education and Commerce (ITEC) Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great. I\u2019ve never been more excited for a vaccine,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is going to keep me safe, my family safe, and hopefully it means we can return to campus soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mejia was only one of many students who took advantage of the opportunity of the vaccine drive hosted at TSC in coordination with the city of Brownsville and Cameron County Health Department.<\/p>\n

TSC General Studies student Andrew Castillo said he did it for his grandparents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a step closer to keeping my grandparents and other vulnerable populations safe,\u201d said the General Studies student. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for my chance, and I\u2019m so thankful to TSC for doing this for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mejia and Castillo, like others, can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing they are moving in the right direction toward safety and defeating COVID-19 after receiving their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

TSC President Jes\u00fas Roberto Rodr\u00edguez said, as the Lower Rio Grande Valley\u2019s comprehensive community college, it is vital the college does its part in keeping the people it serves healthy and safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, we are all family, and we are offering our communities protection against COVID-19, one vaccine at a time,\u201d said Rodriguez. \u201cWe are pleased to do our part in the fight against this virus. It\u2019s collaborative efforts like these that will help us all reunite more quickly and safely. We miss our Scorpions, and getting our students vaccinated is critical for their health, their families\u2019 health, and the health of our region.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the student vaccination clinic, TSC, in coordination with the city of Brownsville and Cameron County Health Department, has hosted numerous vaccine clinics, vaccinating more than 1,000 people at each event.<\/p>\n

According to the City of Brownsville\u2019s incident status report, more than 200,000 Cameron County residents have been vaccinated to date.<\/p>\n

That includes more than half of the more vulnerable population over 65 years of age. In addition, more than half of all Brownsville residents over 16 years of age have at least one dose of the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Jaime Salazar, TSC executive director of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management, said the focus of each vaccination clinic has slowly shifted according to the state of Texas\u2019 vaccine rollout timeline.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach clinic has been a success because of the support of the TSC Board of Trustees, TSC President Rodr\u00edguez, the college\u2019s administration and the number of people from TSC and the community who volunteer. Together, we have vaccinated thousands,\u201d he said. \u201cCollaborating with the city and other stakeholders in making this vaccine available has been a rewarding opportunity for the college and our communities, and TSC students can count on us to continue these clinics.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about upcoming vaccine registrations and clinics hosted at the TSC ITEC Center, visit btxcares.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve never been more excited for a vaccine,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is going to keep me safe, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTSC gives students a shot of defense against COVID-19 - News and Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texas Southmost College students took advantage of their shot toward normalcy during TSC\u2019s first student-only vaccine clinic at the ITEC Center.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/2021\/05\/03\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TSC gives students a shot of defense against COVID-19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Texas Southmost College students took advantage of their shot toward normalcy during TSC\u2019s first student-only vaccine clinic at the ITEC Center.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/2021\/05\/03\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-03T16:00:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-03T17:10:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/TSC-Student-Vaccine-Clinic-Andrew-Castillo-200x300-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"TSC gives students a shot of defense against COVID-19\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-03T16:00:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-03T17:10:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":518,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/TSC-Student-Vaccine-Clinic-Andrew-Castillo-200x300-1.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2021\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tsc.edu\\\/news-and-events\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/03\\\/tsc-gives-students-a-shot-of-defense-against-covid-19\\\/\",\"name\":\"TSC gives students a shot of defense against COVID-19 - 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