Category: COVID-19 Announcements

January Public Health Reminders

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Thursday, January 12, 2023 from Dr. Judy Platt, MD, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community, Welcome back to campus as we head into the spring semester! Please read below for important […]

Fall Public Health Reminders

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, MD, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community, As we head into the fall and winter months, we are reaching out with important reminders […]

Important Health Information – Fall 2022

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, MD, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community, I write today in anticipation of the 2022-2023 academic year and with several important public health […]

Important COVID-19 Protocol Reminders

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Monday, May 23, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, MD, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community,  On April 29, 2022 we announced a number of transitions related to our COVID-19 protocols as […]

COVID-19 Protocols and Transitions

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Friday, April 29, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, MD, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community,  I write today to provide additional details regarding the continued evolution of our COVID-19 university-wide protocols. […]

Update on Omicron and COVID-19 Protocols

The following was sent to all members of the Boston University Community on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services. Dear Members of our Boston University Community, We incorporated a number of changes to our protocols that were communicated on January 10, prior to […]

Unobserved COVID-19 Testing

The following message was sent to all students on the CRC on February 2, 2022 by BU’s Healthway  Dear Student, We are excited to share that the process for unobserved testing will begin for Charles River Campus students on Thursday, February 3rd. Now that classes have been in session for two weeks, we are confident that everyone is performing […]

KN95 Masks for Students

The following was sent to all students on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 from Dr. Judy Platt, Chief Health Officer and Kenneth Elmore, Associate Provost and Dean of Students  Welcome and welcome back students, As we approach the start of the spring semester, we know some students and their families are increasingly anxious about the prospect […]