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-12 posts tagged "vaccine requirement"
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
Observer Staff Report | Monday, November 14, 2022
All Notre Dame students — undergraduate, graduate and professional — are required to receive the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine, director of University Health Services (UHS) Edward Junkins announced in an email Monday. Students had previously been required to receive the initial COVID-19 vaccine and a booster. Those who do not receive the bivalent booster will
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Director of University Health Services (UHS) Edward Junkins announced in an email Wednesday that all Notre Dame undergraduate, graduate and professional students will be required to receive a seasonal flu vaccine again this fall. This is the third year the University has required students to get the flu vaccine. The requirement began in the fall
Emma Duffy | Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken over college campuses in the last two years. Notre Dame has instituted countless safety precautions in place to remedy this issue, and now, the impact of these measures is being studied to test the effectiveness of the University’s overall response. The research was conducted by the Children’s Environmental Health Initiative
Observer Staff Report | Friday, December 31, 2021
According to a Friday email from the Office of the President, the University will update certain COVID-19 protocols until Feb. 4 or until at least 90% of the campus community is effectively fully immunized after receiving the COVID vaccine booster. Protocol updates include an indoor masking requirement and new guidelines for gatherings and events. The
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, December 9, 2021
This report was updated Dec. 22 at 3:49 p.m. Saint Mary’s College moved the booster requirement deadline to Jan. 21, and students will need to provide booster documentation by that date, according to an email sent Dec. 22. Interim vice president for student affairs Gloria Roldan Jenkins originally announced the College will extend the COVID-19
Observer Staff Report | Monday, December 6, 2021
This report was updated Dec. 21 at 3:46 p.m. Notre Dame has moved the deadline for COVID-19 booster verification for all students, faculty and staff members to Jan. 21, according to an email from the University executive officers sent out Tuesday. The Division of Student Affairs previously announced all Notre Dame students would be required
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
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 22, 2021
University Health Services (UHS) announced in an email Wednesday students are required to receive a flu vaccine this fall. Director of UHS Edward Junkins said in the email the decision comes as part of an effort to reduce the spread of respiratory-based illnesses and minimize flu symptoms on campus. Junkins said minimizing flu symptoms, which
Observer Staff Report | Monday, August 16, 2021
In a series of emails Aug. 9 and 10, Holy Cross College dean and vice president of student life Andrew Polaniecki shared updated protocols for the fall semester and move-in with new and returning students. The first email noted most Holy Cross students are vaccinated or in the process of being vaccinated. “We are thankful