Austin Peay's Weekly COVID-19 Update

Friday, March 19, 2021

Govs Still Wear Masks

Montgomery County recently announced it will end its local mask mandate today, March 19, but Austin Peay State University’s mask policy remains in effect. Anyone entering a building on campus must wear a mask, and masks must be worn outside if you are within six feet of another individual. We appreciate your patience as we work to help keep all members of the APSU community safe.

Vaccine Standby List

Over the last three weeks, Austin Peay State University has administered almost 1,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, with several faculty and staff among those receiving shots. Tennessee is now opening vaccinations up to residents who are 55 and older, and anyone who qualifies under Phase 2 of the state’s vaccination plan. At Austin Peay, we’ve been able to deliver doses to those outside that phase – younger individuals and individuals without pre-existing conditions – thanks to our standby list. Since early March, we’ve encouraged ALL faculty and staff to sign up for this list so we can quickly vaccinate more individuals with doses we have leftover. On Wednesday, we vaccinated more than 70 APSU employees on that standby list.

If you haven’t already signed up for this list – regardless of the state’s vaccination phase – please do so now. In the coming days, we will open up the standby list to students to ensure they are also protected. The addition of students will increase demand for the limited number of doses we have remaining at the end of the day.

To sign up for the standby list, or to update your information, visit this . Once a person on the standby list receives a vaccine, they will schedule an appointment to receive their second dose.

If you signed up previously but have since received a vaccination at another location, please email apsu-vaccine@apsu.edu to remove yourself from the list.

APSU partners with Clarksville Housing Authority to provide vaccines for seniors

On March 17, the Clarksville Housing Authority brought 10 senior citizens and seven staff members to Austin Peay State University to receive their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Shortly after the Austin Peay site opened, three members of the APSU community – Mitch Robinson, vice president of finance and administration; Ashlee Spearman, director of academic services and engagement at APSU; and Lynn Fisher, APSU emergency manager, reached out to the housing authority about providing vaccines to this high-risk population.

Wednesday, March 17, was set aside specifically to provide doses to those individuals.

“It’s fantastic,” Fisher said. “Any way we can help Montgomery County to get their most needed populations vaccinated, we’re going to work with them to do that. The housing authority jumped at the chance. Our hope in the future is to work with our unsheltered populations to get them vaccinated – hopefully in April.”

Wear a Mask

Face coverings are required in all indoor common areas.

Wash Hands

To prevent the spread of germs, wash your hands often.

6 Feet Apart
Remember to socially distance on campus.

The numbers provided are active cases being tracked by University administration. Our data is reliant upon students, faculty and staff filling out the COVID-19 form on the APSU COVID-19 Website, .

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