Updates & Community Messages
Below, you’ll find links to the 10 most recent COVID-19 community messages from University leadership.
You can also access all COVID-related community messages.
Maintaining Your Health and Wellbeing This Academic Year
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, With the fall term in full swing, I would like to welcome all new and returning students, faculty, staff, and researchers to campus. At Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), we…
COVID Updates and Monkeypox Guidance
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I hope the summer is going well for each of you. It’s hard to believe we are already at the beginning of August. In anticipation of the fall semester,…
COVID-19 Guidance Update —Protecting Yourself This Summer
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Summer has officially arrived. As we approach the July 4th weekend, I would like to provide an update to help you consider what protections make sense for you. I…
COVID-19 Considerations at Commencement
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I am writing with public health guidance directed in particular to those attending commencement-related events. COVID-19 transmission is rated as “high” in Boston and Cambridge. Please use this knowledge…
COVID Update – Transition to Optional Testing Program
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, In the coming weeks, the University will cease to require regular surveillance testing. Testing will continue to be available on an optional basis, and anyone with symptoms or known exposure…
COVID-19 Guidance Update and University Travel Update
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, We are writing with updates on our evolving COVID-19 policies. We continue our daily monitoring of cases and other key indicators, including hospitalizations. While we have seen recent increases in…
COVID-19 Guidance Update
With the recent removal of mask mandates, we are writing with an update on our ongoing guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic…
COVID Update – Phased Easing of COVID Restrictions
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, As the number of new infections and hospitalizations continues to decline in the region and in much of the nation, federal, state, and local authorities have announced that mandatory…
COVID-19 Guidance Update
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I’m writing with an update on our ongoing management and guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, thank you for your continued commitment to the steps and behaviors that…
COVID Update – Spring Semester & Vaccine Booster Verification
While our current positivity rate is higher than what we saw in the fall semester, we continue to see mild cases thanks to our community’s high vaccination rate. Remember: Monday, January 31 is the deadline…