Coronavirus Vaccine

College enacts vaccination mandate for community members

A COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all faculty, staff and students at Mount Holyoke College as of July 8, 2021. This mandate extends to those who work with or regularly interact with the College and its campus, according to the Mount Holyoke College web page “Opening the Gates.”

Mount Holyoke offers COVID-19 vaccine for students, requires vaccination for fall 2021

Mount Holyoke offers COVID-19 vaccine for students, requires vaccination for fall 2021

Hampshire County has received the lowest number of doses per capita of any county in Massachusetts, but the county has still managed to vaccinate a larger share of the population than many other counties. Hampshire has consistently had the lowest number of doses throughout the pandemic.

Massachusetts Will Not Begin Vaccinating Most College Students and Employees until April 2021

Massachusetts Will Not Begin Vaccinating Most College Students and Employees until April 2021

As of Feb. 24, the commonwealth of Massachusetts has begun COVID-19 vaccination for select groups of “priority” individuals, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health. The state will not begin vaccinating college students and employees until Phase 3 of vaccine rollout, slated to begin in April 2021.