{"id":146403,"date":"2021-08-13T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T02:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=146403"},"modified":"2021-08-16T19:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T05:10:27","slug":"employee-vaccine-mandate-covid-19-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/13\/employee-vaccine-mandate-covid-19-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee vaccine mandate, weekly COVID-19 testing from August 23"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Get<\/p>\n

This message was shared with the faculty and staff of the 10-campus University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> system on August 13, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aloha UH<\/abbr> employees,<\/p>\n

The vaccine mandate\/weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> employees takes effect Monday, August 23, the first day of the fall semester, as previously announced.<\/p>\n

The August 16 deadline for state and county employees announced by Gov. David Ige on August 5 does not apply to UH<\/abbr> employees.<\/p>\n

The university system is working with the three respective unions representing UH<\/abbr> employees on a vaccination and testing policy. The policy is being finalized and will be announced as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Employees are encouraged to get vaccinated and must upload their vaccination information to the LumiSight UH<\/abbr><\/a> app. A vaccination site near you<\/a> can be found online. To find a testing center in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>, click on “COVID-19 Testing Sites” at the top for the latest list.<\/p>\n

Mahalo for your patience, hard work and dedication.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nThe UH<\/abbr> Office of Human Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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