Pitt professionals reaffirm importance of vaccines despite political distrust

By Addison Quinn, Staff Writer • October 15, 2025

Amidst a landscape of political distrust and misinformation, medical professionals at Pitt are navigating challenges in vaccine administration.

Senate Council discusses pause on University vaccination requirements, passes drone policy

By Madison Dean, Staff Writer • February 23, 2023

Senate Council held its monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon where members discussed the University’s success with Black History Month events, University vaccinations and immunizations and a newly passed drone policy.

Editorial | Politicians need to prioritize public health over the money that sports bring in

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 24, 2022

It’s unfair that sports always seem to be the exception when it comes to rules regarding public health and New York City should be prioritizing public health instead.

Editorial | Port Authority employees should be vaccinated

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 14, 2022

The way to ensure the health of not only Port Authority employees, but also the reliability of public transit, is to make sure the people who have a hand in operating the system are able to do so safely and effectively. Port Authority employees should be vaccinated for themselves and the common good of Pittsburghers.

Pitt to discipline nine staff, three faculty not complying with vaccine mandate

By Martha Layne, News Editor • February 13, 2022

Pitt has begun the process of terminating the nine staff members, and disciplining the three faculty members, who are not in compliance with the University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Students welcome Pitt’s new vaccine mandate

By Abby Cardilli, Staff Writer • December 7, 2021

Pitt’s vaccination policy, which requires that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19, went into effect Monday. The stakes for unvaccinated students who don’t get an exemption are high — disenrollment for the spring semester.

Faculty Assembly discusses unionization vote, Outlier partnership

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • November 5, 2021

Pitt’s Faculty Assembly met Wednesday afternoon in a hybrid fashion to discuss the faculty union vote, union contract negotiation and a report from the Senate Budget Policies Committee about Pitt's partnership with the Outlier program.

Editorial | Better late than never for Pitt’s vaccine mandate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 3, 2021

By offering a regular testing alternative to vaccination, the University spent a lot of time and resources catering to the slim percentage of holdouts who would be affected by a vaccine requirement.