The 小蝌蚪APP 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小蝌蚪APP檚 request shortly after.
小蝌蚪APP淭he FDA小蝌蚪APP檚 approval has long been the standard for pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, and I hope the agency小蝌蚪APP檚 endorsement will reassure those of you who have yet to be vaccinated to do so,小蝌蚪APP wrote Dr. Joseph Savoie in a message to campus community on Monday.
UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 president said protocols for reporting vaccination status to the 小蝌蚪APP 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小蝌蚪APP檚 certification that the vaccine is medically contraindicated, or a written dissent.
The 小蝌蚪APP will release more information about these steps in the coming days, Savoie added.
小蝌蚪APP淚n the meantime, I want to strongly encourage you again to protect yourselves and your family and friends by being vaccinated.小蝌蚪APP
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小蝌蚪APP檚 小蝌蚪APP淪hot for $100小蝌蚪APP incentive program. Those who have received both doses can win prizes by entering the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 小蝌蚪APP淒on小蝌蚪APP檛 Wait. Vaccinate!小蝌蚪APP campaign. Find more about the programs here.
小蝌蚪APP淥ur return to normalcy depends on minimizing the impact COVID-19 continues to have,小蝌蚪APP Savoie wrote. 小蝌蚪APP淧rotecting our wider community requires that each of us does our part.小蝌蚪APP
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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小蝌蚪APP testing and vaccination center last week in Burke-Hawthorne Hall. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 小蝌蚪APP)