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-10 posts tagged "covid vaccine"
Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Jay Bhattacharya, an epidemiologist and economist from Stanford, was “blacklisted” by Twitter the day he joined the app. He carries a business card identifying himself as a “fringe epidemiologist,” quoting an email from Francis Collins, then the director of the National Institutes of Health, to Anthony Fauci. Bhattacharya, an academic at the center of many
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 12, 2023
Notre Dame will host a vaccination clinic for the COVID-19 bivalent booster, which is required for students to enroll in the 2023-2024 academic year. The clinic will be held on campus in the Stepan Center on Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, as announced in emails to the student body on Dec. 7
Peter Breen | Monday, October 10, 2022
Over 6,000 free vaccinations were administered exclusively for students during the first flu blitz, University Health Services (UHS) director Edward Junkins told The Observer. Faculty, staff and dependents are eligible to make appointments for the second blitz. The UHS orchestrated its annual flu vaccine blitz in the Stepan Center on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21.
Claire Reid | Monday, November 22, 2021
The COVID-19 booster vaccine is currently available to all fully-vaccinated Indiana residents over the age of 18. Individuals are eligible to receive the booster if they have completed the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna two-dose series over six months ago or if they received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine over two months ago. The Center for
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
On April 7, Notre Dame’s President Fr. John Jenkins announced that the University’s “goal for the fall semester will be to have as many members of the campus community vaccinated as possible, thereby reducing the risk of infection on campus and in the local community.” This is a laudable aim and we support it. As the
Eva Analitis | Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The time has finally come. For some, the day we’ve been waiting for: the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. For others, the day they’ve feared: the University’s vaccination requirement for fall enrollment. This is not to say that campus is evenly divided between these two groups, but simply, that emotions of excitement and concern
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The College announced registration is now open for the Saint Mary’s community to sign up for appointments to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, co-directors of the COVID-19 Response Team Mona Bowe and Shari Rodriguez said in an email to students Tuesday. The vaccines will be distributed April 16 from 7:30 a.m. to
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 26, 2021
On March 1, 2020, as the coronavirus began its spread across Italy, Saint Mary’s College students studying abroad in Rome spent their last day in the city before evacuating. On March 11, Holy Cross College paused all on-campus activity for the following month. On March 18, the University of Notre Dame suspended all in-person classes
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 25, 2021
According to an email sent to the Notre Dame community Thursday evening from University President Fr. John Jenkins, the University will be opening a vaccination center on campus mid-April to serve students, faculty and staff. This announcement comes in light of recent news that all Indiana residents 16 and older will be eligible for the
Trinity Reilly | Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Teachers around the country have been eagerly awaiting COVID-19 vaccinations. With new age groups and workers becoming eligible to receive the vaccine, the time has finally come for many in the South Bend area. The state of Indiana had already opened vaccines to teachers over the age of 50. Sarah Wagoner, third grade teacher at