COVID-19 Response
While Creighton’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all students, faculty and staff reporting to the Omaha and Phoenix campuses expires on June 30, 2023, the University continues to strongly encourage all those coming to its campuses to stay up to date on their vaccinations in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Effective July 1, 2023, Creighton will continue to require that students, faculty and staff enrolled or working in the health sciences provide documentation of their COVID-19 vaccination primary series or have an approved religious or medical exemption on file with the University prior to coming to campus.
The following are considered health sciences programs at Creighton University and fall under this requirement:
- Dentistry
- House staff medical residents
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational therapy
- Paramedicine/EMS
- Pharmacy
- Physical therapy
- Physician assistant
Health Sciences Students
- Upload vaccination documentation, including COVID-19, to the BirdHouse.
OR
- Complete the medical exemption request or the religious exemption request and submit it to immunizations@creighton.edu for review. (Exemption review and decision notification may take up to seven business days.)
Health Sciences Faculty and Staff
- Email COVID-19 vaccination documentation to EmployeeHealth@creighton.edu.
OR
- Complete the medical exemption request or religious exemption request and submit it to EmployeeExemptions@creighton.edu prior to your start date and coming to our campuses. (Exemption review and decision notification may take up to seven business days.)
Vaccinations and Testing
In Omaha, consult the Douglas County Health Department website. In Phoenix, consult with the Maricopa County website. For additional testing options, visit HHS.gov, or, for vaccinations, visit vaccines.gov.
COVID-19 Information, Protocols
For the latest COVID-19 information and protocols, including what to do if you feel sick, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.