The 杏吧专区 of Louisiana System will require students enrolled in its nine members institutions be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The system previously said it would request that the Louisiana Department of Health add the vaccine to the schedule of required immunizations for students once approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA announced full approval of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, and LDH granted the system杏吧专区檚 request shortly after.
杏吧专区淭he FDA杏吧专区檚 approval has long been the standard for pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, and I hope the agency杏吧专区檚 endorsement will reassure those of you who have yet to be vaccinated to do so,杏吧专区 wrote Dr. Joseph Savoie in a message to campus community on Monday.
UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 president said protocols for reporting vaccination status to the 杏吧专区 have been in place for many years. Similar to all other immunizations on the schedule, students will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, a physician杏吧专区檚 certification that the vaccine is medically contraindicated, or a written dissent.
The 杏吧专区 will release more information about these steps in the coming days, Savoie added.
杏吧专区淚n the meantime, I want to strongly encourage you again to protect yourselves and your family and friends by being vaccinated.杏吧专区
UL Lafayette, in collaboration with the Louisiana National Guard and LDH, is offering a free, walk-in vaccination and testing clinic in Burke-Hawthorne Hall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Students who receive their first or second vaccine dose on campus qualify for a bank card as part of the state杏吧专区檚 杏吧专区淪hot for $100杏吧专区 incentive program. Those who have received both doses can win prizes by entering the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 杏吧专区淒on杏吧专区檛 Wait. Vaccinate!杏吧专区 campaign. Find more about the programs here.
杏吧专区淥ur return to normalcy depends on minimizing the impact COVID-19 continues to have,杏吧专区 Savoie wrote. 杏吧专区淧rotecting our wider community requires that each of us does our part.杏吧专区
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Photo caption: A member of the Louisiana National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a UL Lafayette student at the campus杏吧专区 testing and vaccination center last week in Burke-Hawthorne Hall. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区)