UH provides employee vaccination, testing guidance
Gov. David Ige announced vaccination and testing requirements for state and county employees to take effect on August 16.
Gov. David Ige announced vaccination and testing requirements for state and county employees to take effect on August 16.
Students who are not fully vaccinated will have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
This message was shared with University of Hawaiʻi faculty, staff and students on July 23, 2021.
Updates also included encouraging enrollment numbers for the fall 2021 semester, and remembering two renowned UH professors who recently died, Haunani-Kay Trask and Barbara Smith.
More than 92% of students and 95% of employees of the 10-campus UH system have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be.
UH will use the survey to determine the percentage of community members who are vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus, and how many may still need assistance with getting vaccinated.
Students at UH’s 10 campuses are encouraged students to get fully vaccinated before August 1.
Although vaccine rollouts are delayed in various countries, all students are strongly encouraged to get a vaccine approved on the World Health Organization’s emergency use listing.
Prize drawings for vaccinated members of the ʻohana will be held in June and July.
The lighthearted video encourages everyone who is able to get vaccinated.