An update from UH President David Lassner on UH COVID-19 plans for fall
This message was shared with University of Hawaiʻi faculty, staff and students on July 23, 2021.
Category: COVID-19 Response
UH lifts vaccination requirement for incoming students; surveys reveal more than 92% are vaccinated
Enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement to attend in-person classes will take place only after a vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. However, the vaccine requirement will be enforced this fall for students who live in on-campus housing at UH Mānoa and UH Hilo because of the close communal contact.
COVID-19 vaccination required for students this fall semester
The UH System announced that the COVID-19 vaccination is now added to the student health clearance requirements beginning for the fall 2021 semester.
UH Hilo pharmacy alum advocates for independent drugstores
Katie Bass was recently selected for the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award from the California Pharmacists Association.
Face coverings no longer required outdoors on campus; incoming students this fall must be vaccinated
Face coverings are no longer required outdoors when on a UH campus or property; COVID-19 vaccination is being added to student health clearance requirements beginning in the fall 2021 semester.
Call for donations to UH Hilo Student Crisis Fund
Each year, UH Hilo provides assistance to students who are faced with some type of a personal emergency, but never before have we been hit by a crisis like COVID-19.
Students encouraged to apply for emergency aid
Funded through the federal CARES Act, eligible students can access a grant of up to $1,000 to help with cost of attendance and/or emergency costs due to COVID-19.
UH Hilo student pharmacists help implement Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 vaccination plan
On Hawai‘i Island, 48 UH Hilo student pharmacists have been helping at vaccination sites in Hilo. Students also have been assisting on O‘ahu at vaccination events held at Leeward Community College and UH Mānoa.
