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Notre Dame secures enough Pfizer vaccine doses for entire student body

One day after Mike Brey was vaccinated against COVID-19, there is some welcome news for the Notre Dame student body.

One day after Mike Brey was vaccinated against COVID-19, there is some welcome news for the Notre Dame student body. In an email to the campus community, the Rev. John Jenkins, Notre Dame’s president, announced that the university will have enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine for students at all levels of education. Faculty and staff also will be able to receive the vaccine if they haven’t already:

This undoubtedly is very good news for people who have experienced anything but a normal year of college. We have had too many stories this year ranging from infected students not receiving proper care to positive tests affect the various athletic programs in one form or another. By the end of the spring semester, everyone who wants to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will have done just that. It’s the best way of ensuring that the 2021-22 school year will look much different than what the university has experienced for the past 12 months.

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Mike Brey tweets photo of himself receiving COVID-19 vaccine

We all want to get back to normal as quickly as possible.

We all want to get back to normal as quickly as possible. The timing of that depends on how quickly people are vaccinated against COVID-19, how far those vaccinations stay ahead of the variants, and how much the proper precautions continue to be taken. Mike Brey did his part in allowing normal life to return by getting a vaccination Wednesday. He even tweeted out a photo of himself in the act while, appropriately, wearing a Notre Dame T-shirt:

The timing of Brey’s vaccination is particularly interesting for the Notre Dame community. This comes just ahead of the mass vaccination event that will take place at Compton Family Ice Arena for northern Indiana residents Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately for Notre Dame students who want the vaccine, the event will not include them as vaccine eligibility won’t expand to Indiana residents ages 16 and up until March 31. Still, the university will open one of its facilities to allow the more vulnerable residents of the state to get vaccinated, and that will be a big help in ending this pandemic.

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BREAKING: Notre Dame President Jenkins Tests Positive for COVID-19

The ongoing pandemic now is affecting the top of the most prominent institution in South Bend, Indiana.

The ongoing pandemic now is affecting the top of the most prominent institution in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame’s President, the Rev. John Jenkins, has tested positive for COVID-19. Without going too much into Jenkins’ recent activities, this tweet and accompanying email sums it all up:

A day ahead of this news, Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated wrote about how Notre Dame has not done well leading the way with the virus. Forde particularly signaled out Jenkins and Brian Kelly. It’s almost as if he could see this coming only a short time out.

We have kept tabs on Notre Dame news related to COVID-19 from the moment it first affected the university. During the current school year, several unpleasant experiences have been reported by infected students. Now, we have the perfect metaphor for what’s been going on there.

We should be far past the point of knowing this virus is not going away anytime soon. It can’t be said enough:  Wash your hands, social distance, don’t touch your face, and above all, wear a mask. We have more than enough evidence to show what can happen if you don’t. It’s time to follow the science.

Breaking: Notre Dame suspends football practice today

According to Yahoo’s Pete Thamel, the Fighting Irish will pause practice as they work out logistics as the university battles COVID-19.

The hits just keep coming in South Bend, as yesterday the campus put a hold on students on-campus learning and today the football team has halted practicing.

This should not come as a surprise, as there was an off-campus party during the weekend that resulted in over 80 positive COVID-19 cases for Notre Dame students. This is unprecedented waters that the Irish are navigating, but it’s not isolated to just students in South Bend. Michigan State announced they will have students stay home for the fall semester and do online learning. North Carolina had a similar situation to Notre Dame’s and instead of giving two weeks off from in-person learning, the opted to go right to online classes.

This news that Notre Dame has stopped practicing isn’t a surprise, as Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick is taking proper precautions as to how the university will handle the outbreak among the student body. Stay with Fighting Irish Wire as we will continue to monitor this situation.