COVID-19

The university will keep its face coverings policy in place at least through the end of the semester.

In response to the omicron variant of COVID-19, the university has revised its face coverings policy and is continuing to urge testing and vaccination as the spring semester gets underway.

As the holidays near, members of the Alliance for Vaccine Literacy offer tips for navigating emotionally fraught conversations with vaccine-hesitant friends and family.

With omicron named a COVID-19 variant of concern by the World Health Organization, President Robert C. Robbins urged students and employees to get vaccinated, test regularly and follow good public health practices.

With COVID-19 cases rising nationally and statewide, President Robert C. Robbins is urging students and employees to get vaccinated and continue good public health practices.

All employees, including student workers, graduate assistants and graduate associates, must be vaccinated unless they have been granted a religious or disability exemption.

When the pandemic sent many students home from class, UArizona researchers developed an at-home lesson plan to teach high schoolers about bioinformatics and SARS-CoV-2.

Cancer Center researchers found lower immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine in patients on active chemotherapy. A third dose of the Pfizer vaccine boosted immune response.

Boosters are recommended for those who received a second vaccine dose at least six months ago and are 65 or older, or between 50 and 64 with underlying medical conditions.