vaccine Archives – The Statesman

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown & Steven KeehnerLong Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

Turning Point USA holding anti-mandatory vaccine protest on campus

Maria LyndersNews Top StorySeptember 11, 2021September 12, 2021

The Stony Brook chapter of Turning Point USA will be holding an anti-mandatory vaccine protest on Sept. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. The protest is expected to take place on West Campus, but the exact location is still to be determined.

Conflicting responses: Stony Brook’s COVID-19 policy should be re-evaluated

Benjamin JoffeBack on Campus 2021 Editorials OpinionsSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021

#OPINION: With a student population 99% vaccinated, Stony Brook University must reflect the latest scientific data by pushing vaccination, allowing for a transition away from masks.

Stony Brook requires COVID vaccine and testing for students and faculty for fall semester

Viola Flowers2021 Back on Campus 2021 News Special IssuesSeptember 5, 2021September 7, 2021

Students and faculty at Stony Brook University are required to meet their respective COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for the 2021 in-person fall semester, according to the Stronger Together website.

SBU pauses distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; adds new vaccination opportunities

Maya Brown & Sara RubergAdministration News Top StoryApril 13, 2021

Stony Brook University has paused distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to students and employees due to concerns about potential negative side effects.

Students can schedule appointment for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Alek LewisBreaking NewsApril 6, 2021April 7, 2021

Stony Brook University is now offering students the opportunity to get the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Student Union. Those who have received another vaccine are not allowed to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

NYS expands vaccine access for SUNY employees, confirms vaccination site at SBU Southampton

Alek LewisAdministration Long Island NewsMarch 12, 2021

State University of New York essential employees will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 17.

SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June

Matina Douzenis, Gabby Pardo & Brianne LeddaAdministration NewsApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage through New York and the world, Stony Brook University will let its students know its plans for the upcoming fall semester by June 30.

SBU hosts live panel on the coronavirus

Rabia GursoyFaculty NewsMarch 14, 2020

Interim President Michael Bernstein hosted a panel on the coronavirus, streamed live on Stony Brook University’s Facebook page, on March 13.

Downplaying the severity of the coronavirus is counterproductive

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsFebruary 22, 2020February 22, 2020

Anya Marquardt is a freshman English major and journalism minor. In late 2019, a new strain of the respiratory illness known as coronavirus began to take form in Wuhan, China….