The main aim of the article is to determine the degree of threats to the health safety of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main research problem is: How do students rate their own health safety during the COVID -19 pandemic? The article uses two research methods: literature analysis (theoretical method) and analysis of research results (empirical method). The author, after preliminary considerations justifying the importance of the undertaken problems, then characterized the concept, conditions and threats to health security, and discussed the results of research on the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic among students. The final part of the article contains a summary and conclusions. Their content proves that online classes have their advantages, but negative judgment definitely prevails. The downside is that the role of social contacts is kept to a minimum. Students do not know each other, do not make friends, do not integrate after classes. They are exhausted and burned out, and the monotony of the day causes strong tension and stress.