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-17 posts tagged "vaccine"
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 11, 2023
In an email sent to students Tuesday morning, University Health Services (UHS) announced that Notre Dame will “no longer require undergraduate, graduate and professional students to receive the COVID‑19 bivalent booster vaccine as a condition of enrollment for the 2023-24 academic year.” The requirement, announced last November, had required all students to receive an additional
Colleen Farrell | Friday, January 27, 2023
Students snaked out the Stepan Center Thursday morning to receive their bivalent booster shots. The line for the clinic, which was hosted by University Health Services (UHS), went all the way to the snow-covered sidewalks. In fact, when the clinic opened at 10 a.m., students were already lined up to get their COVID-19 booster shots.
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
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.
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 21, 2022
The University will suspend COVID Response Unit (CRU) operations May 20, according to an email from the Office of the Provost on Thursday. Symptomatic testing will transition to University Health Services (UHS) for students and the Wellness Center for faculty and staff beginning May 23. Surveillance testing will be suspended. COVID-19 trends on campus and
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Last year, University professors lectured to rooms of half-faced students or two-dimensional squares lighting up the projector screen. This fall, they have an opportunity to dictate their own classroom mask policy. According to the Notre Dame health and safety protocols released this August, there is no mask requirement in the classroom setting. Students always have
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Notre Dame Stadium will operate at full capacity for the 2021 football season, the University announced in a Wednesday press release. The release stated the University will monitor health conditions on a national and local level from now until the fall to determine protocols and restrictions, but decided to make all 77,622 seats available for
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 21, 2021
Notre Dame commits to reopening and announces initial protocols — May 26, 2020 In May, University President Fr. John Jenkins authored an opinion in the New York Times, taking a firm stance in favor of reopening Notre Dame in the fall with some changes, such as bringing students back two weeks earlier than usual, eliminating
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 7, 2021
University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Friday afternoon that 90% of Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students have documented their second Pfizer or Moderna dose or their single Johnson & Johnson dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In accordance with previously promised changes, Jenkins said additional protocols will be relaxed. Namely, fully vaccinated