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  • WVU provides updated COVID-19 guidance for spring 2022 semester opening | WVU Today

    WVU provides updated COVID-19 guidance for spring 2022 semester opening | WVU Today

    West Virginia University is committed to providing an on-campus learning experience as the spring 2022 semester approaches; however, with the rise in COVID-19 cases across the country and throughout the state because of the omicron variant, the University is implementing several updated campus health and safety protocols ahead of the start of classes that begin on Monday, Jan. 10.

    “Given the prevalence of the omicron variant and evidence that it likely is more transmissible than previous strains, including the delta variant, we are taking several measures to limit the potential spread of COVID-19 as students, faculty and staff return to campus,” said Dr. Jeffrey Coben, dean of the School of Public Health and associate vice president for Health Affairs. “Now more than ever, we are asking our unvaccinated students, faculty and staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine and for those who are vaccinated to get a booster if they are eligible.”

    “It is imperative that we all do our part to protect ourselves and each other as we navigate this latest wave in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Coben added.

    Five key areas to be aware of changes include:

    • the definition of “fully vaccinated.”
    • mask requirement.
    • isolation procedures.
    • quarantine procedures.
    • free antigen self-test kit.

    Read through each topic thoroughly to understand how the guidelines have changed. If you have any questions after reviewing the new guidelines, visit the Return to Campus website for the latest updates. Questions related to COVID-19 and WVU’s health and safety protocols can be submitted or sent via email to [email protected].

    To best protect our campus and local communities, do not ignore symptoms of COVID-19. If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, please follow the health and safety protocols and do not report to campus for work or class. By personally taking the precautions necessary to protect yourself and others, we will keep our campus healthy and safe during this latest variant.

    COVID-19 vaccination 

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data from recent studies in South Africa and the U.K. suggest that boosters significantly enhance vaccine effectiveness against infection of the omicron variant. Boosters also decrease the risk of severe disease, hospitalization and death for those who are vaccinated but become infected with COVID-19.

    Based on this information and guidance from public health officials and WVU medical experts, the University is updating its requirements for students, faculty and staff regarding COVID-19 and vaccinations.

    To be considered fully vaccinated at WVU, an individual now must have both:

    • Received their primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine (two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine).
    • Received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after receiving their primary series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or at least two months after receiving the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine.

    Those on the Health Sciences Campus involved in patient care, including residents, fellows and students, are required to follow separate WVU Health System or other clinical provider’s policies, including those related to COVID-19 such as masks, PPE and vaccinations.

    Verifying a COVID-19 vaccination

    Students, faculty and staff will receive an email in the coming days with instructions and a link to verify their vaccination status, including their booster if eligible.

    All students, faculty and staff must verify their vaccine status by Friday, Jan. 28.

    COVID-19 vaccination clinics and dashboard

    The University highly encourages those who have not gotten their primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine or those who have not yet received a booster to do so as soon as possible. Vaccines continue to be readily available across the country.

    In partnership with the Monongalia County Health Department, WVU will continue to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics throughout the spring semester at the WVU Student Recreation Center.

    All upcoming clinics will be posted at book.novelhealth.ai/MCHDC as they become available. Students, faculty and staff should monitor the site for the latest information and follow these instructions to schedule an appointment. Free parking is available in Area 49 and lot ST-4. 

    WVU Medicine Student Health has the Pfizer vaccine available for WVU students at its clinic in the Health and Education Building. Walk-in appointments are offered during regular business hours (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

    The Monongalia County Health Department is offering free vaccinations by appointment on most days at its facility at 453 Van Voorhis Rd. Anyone who wishes to be vaccinated can call 304-598-5119 to schedule an appointment. Other vaccination opportunities can be found at vaccines.gov.

    Given the change in requirements for students, faculty and staff to be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 at WVU, the University’s public dashboard will be updated to report the vaccination verification rate on a biweekly basis beginning in early February for the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses.

    Mask protocols

    Omicron is a highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 and can cause severe symptoms and illness, especially in those who are unvaccinated. As a result, the University is strongly recommending the use of KN95 masks which provide an additional protection. Layering of masks and surgical masks is also better than a single cloth mask.

    Masks will temporarily be required for everyone — regardless of vaccination status — indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities beginning today through at least Feb. 1 when public health conditions will be reevaluated. The University is proactively making this move to assist in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and the omicron variant.

    Masks continue to be required for passengers on the PRT and WVU buses through March 18 under federal guidelines from the Transportation Security Administration.

    Masks are also required in clinical and patient care areas of the Health Sciences Campus.

    Additionally, masks are required inside the Mountainlair, Evansdale Crossing and dining halls except when eating. Masks are also required inside the WVU Student Rec Center except when exercising.

    Residence halls

    Individuals, upon entering the residence halls, are required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

    Students and guests who are fully vaccinated can remove their masks in the residence halls if:

    • They are on a residence hall floor (including floor lounges). Note: There are some halls where a residence hall floor may be on the main level. Masks are still required in the main lobby/common areas of those halls. They can remove their masks once they are in the residential hallways. 
    • They are in a residence hall bedroom; however, a mask must be worn when responding/opening their doors. 
    • They are eating or drinking.
    • They are in a residence hall fitness center.

    Isolation procedures (for those who test positive for COVID-19)

    The CDC recently announced new recommendations for isolation and quarantine procedures. WVU has incorporated these recommendations and will now adopt the following procedures.

    Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination status, must isolate for at least five days. This includes any positive PCR test or any positive rapid antigen test.

    Those individuals should remain in isolation until the following criteria are met.

    The individual is now:

    • At least five days from symptom onset and those symptoms have improved and has been fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
    • Persons who continue to have fevers and/or symptoms that do not improve within five days should remain in isolation until they meet the two criteria described above.
    • Persons who test positive who never develop symptoms may discontinue self-isolation five days after the date of their first positive test.
    • All individuals should wear a well-fitted face mask for an additional five days following the completion of their isolation period when around other people.

    Students living in the residence halls who have COVID-19 will be isolated in Gaskins House. Non-residential students should isolate at their homes or residences.

    After completing isolation, students may return to classes and resume other activities on campus, but they must wear a mask at all times for an additional five days when in the presence of others. Similarly, on-site and hybrid employees may resume on-campus work after completing isolation but must wear a mask for five additional days while around others, including in residence halls common areas or when exercising in public facilities. Repeated testing is not recommended or required at this time.

    Quarantine procedures

    The CDC also updated the recommended quarantine period for those exposed to COVID-19.

    Individuals who have received a COVID-19 booster or completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last six months or received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last two months do not need to quarantine if they are exposed to COVID-19, but they should wear a well-fitted mask for 10 days after the exposure.

    Individuals who are unvaccinated or those who are not yet boosted but are more than six months out from receiving their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or more than two months out from receiving the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine are required to quarantine for five days. These individuals must also wear a well-fitted mask for an additional five days following the completion of their quarantine period, including in residence halls common areas or when exercising in public facilities.

    Further, anyone who is exposed to COVID-19 — regardless of vaccination status — should be tested five days after exposure.

    If symptoms occur at any point during the 10 days following exposure, the individual should immediately quarantine until a negative test confirms the symptoms are not attributable to COVID-19.

    Testing and monitoring

    In partnership with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, WVU is providing students, faculty and staff with a free antigen self-test kit as they return from winter recess.

    The tests should be used if the student, faculty or staff member is exposed or develops COVID-19 symptoms.

    Students, faculty and staff must present their Mountaineer Card or employee ID to pick up a complimentary self-test and KN95 mask Monday, Jan. 10 through Friday, Jan. 14 at the following locations:

    WVU Tech campus pick-up will be at the Student Life Office at 505 S. Kanawha Street during normal business hours.

    WVU Potomac State College residence hall students may pick up a self-test and KN95 mask during check-in on Sunday, Jan. 9. Faculty, staff and other students may pick them up Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Heath Center.

    COVID-19 testing will be available throughout the semester in partnership with the Monongalia County Health Department, which will continue to offer community testing opportunities for the WVU community. Visit https://www.monchd.org/ for more information.

    All WVU community members are required to report if they test positive for COVID-19 or are quarantining due to suspected or known exposure to COVID-19. In Morgantown, students and employees should report their positive results to [email protected].

    Testing and vaccination information for WVU Tech students and employees are available on the Beckley Return to Campus website.

    Similarly, testing information for students and employees at WVU Potomac State College can be found on the WVU Keyser Return to Campus site.

    Meetings and events

    The University asks that health and safety protocols be used during all in-person meetings and events through Feb. 1, when public health conditions will be re-evaluated.

    While strongly encouraged, masks are not required of individuals in private office spaces behind closed doors. With the mutual consent of the participants, masks may be removed in private meetings.

    Masks are strongly encouraged, but not required indoors at WVU Athletics venues during public events.

    COVID-19 module for new, incoming students

    New students starting at WVU this spring are required to take the COVID-19 education module by Sunday, Jan. 9. Those who are returning this spring do not need to retake the module.

    New students who are required to take the module should have received an email from [email protected] with additional details. Students should check their junk and spam folders if they did not receive the email with instructions for completing the module.

    Communications

    Visit the Return to Campus website for the latest COVID-19 updates. New information also will continue to be shared in MOUNTAINEER E-News for employees and Unews for students.

    Questions related to COVID-19 and WVU’s health and safety protocols can be submitted or sent via email to [email protected].

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    01/04/22

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    Executive Director of Communications
    University Relations
    304-293-3990; [email protected]

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  • Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: December 30, 2021

    Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: December 30, 2021

    Existing Condition
    Above the previous 24 several hours, COVID-19 levels in our community achieved an unparalleled significant. At Augusta Health and fitness, we have once again escalated our Surge Approach to satisfy these escalating volumes.

    Around the previous 4 times, our Augusta Well being tests positivity rate has risen to 35{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}, which is a major maximize in excess of the earlier week and is expected to keep on being superior.

    Our current inpatient COVID-19 census is 29, with two fatalities given that Monday.

    In the 24 hrs preceding 9:00 am on Thursday, December 30, 171 new good scenarios of COVID ended up diagnosed at Augusta Wellness screening websites. This is a new document for daily constructive checks. The earlier record daily total was 120 on September 12, 2021.

    This substantial prevalence and positivity amount is straining the need for COVID tests at our Urgent Cares and escalating wait around occasions noticeably. Productive instantly, in purchase to permit us to prioritize people who need treatment method, Augusta Health and fitness Urgent Cares will only check those who have COVID signs and symptoms. This new coverage is steady with other area hospitals at this time. Remember to only go to Urgent Care for COVID-19 tests if you have indications of COVID. COVID-19 exams are accessible at regional pharmacies and as a home test for those people who do not have signs or symptoms.

    The Unexpected emergency Division really should be employed only by those with significant treatment wants.

    Augusta Wellness is reviewing its existing Visitation Policy and will post the revised plan on Monday.

    Augusta Overall health continues to align with the CDC’s isolation and quarantine guidance and tips for all those who check favourable or are uncovered to COVID-19. We advise all who might have been uncovered to follow the tips, too. These suggestions were updated on December 27.

    This weekend is New Year’s Eve, a time for celebration. Make sure you rejoice responsibly: Assess the chance for exposure to COVID-19 and adapt plans as essential to continue to keep oneself and every person in the community secure and healthful. Keep property if possible. Social distance, mask and wash arms usually.

    Prevention is even now the best choice to minimize the impression of COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, be sure to get vaccinated to cut down the severity of ailment, the hazard for hospitalization, and the stage of contagiousness.

    CDC Suggestions FOR ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE FOR COVID-19 for the Typical Population
    Introduced Monday, December 27, 2021

    IF YOU Examination Beneficial FOR COVID-19 (ISOLATE)
    Absolutely everyone, irrespective of vaccination status.

    • Continue to be house for 5 days.
    • If you have no signs or your signs are resolving soon after 5 times, you can leave your house.
    • Go on to wear a mask all-around some others for 5 more times.
      If you have a fever, go on to continue to be house till your fever resolves.

    IF YOU Were being Uncovered TO Another person WITH COVID-19 (QUARANTINE)
    If you:
    Have been boosted
    OR
    Accomplished the major collection of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in just the past 6 months
    OR
    Completed the principal series of J&J vaccine inside the last 2 months

    • Use a mask around other folks for 10 times.
    • Examination on day 5, if doable.
      If you establish symptoms get a exam and remain home.

    If you:
    Done the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in excess of 6 months back and are not boosted
    OR
    Concluded the key series of J&J in excess of 2 months back and are not boosted
    OR
    Are unvaccinated

    • Continue to be house for 5 times. After that keep on to wear a mask all around some others for 5 added times.
    • If you cannot quarantine you ought to put on a mask for 10 times.
    • Examination on day 5 if probable.
      If you develop indicators get a test and keep house

    CDC’s up to date suggestions for isolation and quarantine harmony what we know about the unfold of the virus and the protection delivered by vaccination and booster doses. These updates ensure people can properly continue on their daily lives. Prevention is our most effective selection: get vaccinated, get boosted, dress in a mask in community indoor options in spots of significant and significant group transmission, and consider a take a look at prior to you gather.”

    Supply: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-advice.html)

  • Danny Green gives update on his health as he rejoins 76ers at practice

    Danny Green gives update on his health as he rejoins 76ers at practice

    The Philadelphia 76ers obtained a very little healthier on Sunday as they returned to practice to prepare for the Houston Rockets on Monday again at household. Philadelphia is experience excellent about by themselves after winning a few online games in a row on the road and they have a possibility to make a go up the standings.

    The Sixers did get 1 player back again from the protocols on Sunday night time at exercise as Danny Inexperienced manufactured his return. The veteran guard entered the protocols on Dec. 21 and he missed 4 online games in a row because of to COVID.

    As Eco-friendly rejoined the group on Sunday, he gave an update on his health and fitness and how he’s sensation.

    “I come to feel very very good,” explained Environmentally friendly. “It feels excellent to be again. I’ll enable you know when I truly get into a recreation-variety of environment, I’m positive it’ll be a minor distinct as soon as I get up and down out there, but now it felt good to exercise. Yesterday, I acquired some routines in, and with any luck ,, tomorrow, we get a very good rhythm and sync, and with any luck ,, I have not dropped any methods.”

    Eco-friendly is a substantial portion of what the Sixers do on the offensive finish of the flooring as he is a guy who provides good 3-issue capturing at 37.4{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} and he tends to make the sport less complicated for Joel Embiid down minimal. Though he was out, he did not expertise also a lot of signs and symptoms, so he feels all set to go.

    “Nothing major,” Green defined. “Very tiny, slight, but I was good for the most element.”

    Environmentally friendly did have a possibility to run some at apply on Sunday as he was capable to have the option to get up and down a little bit. That need to assistance him put together for Monday’s activity with the Rockets.

    “We experienced a couple of times in between, specifically with fellas coming again, some likely out, it is hard to get up and down, but you have to,” he included. “For all those that are even now recovering from COVID, some that are nonetheless lingering. It was excellent to get up and down, great to see men, get just after it, contend a little bit, but not as well substantially since we’re reduced on bodies.”

    Other than a struggle with COVID, Green is also working with a hamstring challenge that has hampered him all period. He included that the hamstring is wonderful and he ought to be completely ready for Monday.

    “Hamstring’s been good,” he finished. “The hamstring’s been excellent. I consider the greatest detail correct now is rhythm, wind, situation, and producing certain everything’s superior for when—as of suitable now—we never know who’s in tomorrow. Just about every day there’s some tests that comes about so I gotta be well prepared to play some minutes.”

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  • Winter Quarter Update: Dec. 30

    Winter Quarter Update: Dec. 30

    Expensive UC Davis Local community,

    As we reflect on the finish of 2021 and seem ahead to 2022, we preferred to take a instant to reiterate our winter quarter ideas and deliver you with a number of updates.

    We know there is problem in our neighborhood about the modern surge of COVID-19 instances, mostly because of to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Below on our campus and by means of Balanced Davis Together, we also are observing an increase in the number of good situations because of to the Omicron variant, but fortunately our overall amount of positive COVID-19 conditions is however really small as opposed to most of the relaxation of California.

    Moreover, rising info advise that men and women who are totally vaccinated and boosted are very unlikely to develop into critically sick if they deal COVID-19 prompted by any of the presently identified variants. Though the Omicron variant is extra quickly transmitted, it appears that it is likely to be fewer virulent than earlier variants, that is, drastically fewer possible to cause significant health issues, hospitalization or demise. Provided that the Omicron variant is remarkably transmissible and appears to lead to milder illness in vaccinated and boosted men and women, we are getting into a new period of adapting our campus approach and activities to residing with COVID-19 at an endemic amount. This shift in tactic means that we will continue on to observe the two an infection fees and severity of disease outcomes, just as we do with influenza, although we keep on to do our critical work at UCD of education, analysis, and company.

    Please take time to browse this letter as we’ve attempted to deal with popular concerns and concerns that you have shared with us with regards to COVID-19 and wintertime quarter.

    Tests

    We announced on December 21 that we will commence wintertime quarter with a 7 days of remote instruction and working from household (apart from for staff members with necessary responsibilities) from January 3-7. We are carrying out this for two good reasons. To start with, we are environment aside a week for a essential round of COVID-19 screening — important simply because we will need a detrimental final result ahead of making it possible for men and women back in the classroom or workplace on January 10. Second, by figuring out conditions early in the quarter, we can sluggish the spread of the coronavirus and hold campus operations jogging as efficiently as possible.

    To execute these aims, we are necessitating that all learners, faculty, and personnel at the Davis campus get examined concerning now and January 7. If you are presently in the Davis space, we strongly counsel that you get analyzed NOW to keep away from the hurry subsequent 7 days. If you are outside the house of the Davis region, make sure you return in advance of January 3 and make an appointment to get examined as quickly as attainable on your return. Make sure you do not wait around to return to Davis immediately after January 3 because it will minimize our possibilities of getting all people examined and minimizing the amount of an infection.

    Remember to see screening spots and hrs on the Campus Ready web page. Take note that all UC Davis and Healthy Davis With each other web sites will be closed Friday and Saturday for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but you will have two possibilities for screening on Sunday:

    Even more, we will carry more than from fall quarter our needs for common tests: every 14 days if you are thoroughly vaccinated (even now, we really encourage you to get analyzed a lot more often) and each and every 4 times if you are unvaccinated with an authorised exception.

    Healthy behaviors

    Be reassured that we are monitoring our campus tests effects, together with our genotyping final results, together with individuals from Davis and the rest of Yolo County. We are in standard make contact with with the county’s general public health officer to make certain compliance with shifting guidelines and to maintain our local community as nutritious as probable.

    At this time, we are confident that our higher vaccination costs, our testing plan and the other methods we have in area will allow us to maintain the campus open although slowing the unfold of COVID-19 bacterial infections. We also know that our neighborhood will continue on to do its component to maintain anyone nutritious. Even though it is unlikely that we will require to modify these plans owing to the Omicron variant, we will make improvements to our winter season quarter options if we believe that it is needed.

    We urge every person to proceed practicing nutritious behaviors that can help reduce the distribute of COVID-19. Carry on to follow our tests protocols, get the essential booster vaccination as soon as you are suitable, and have on face masks whenever you are indoors. Offered how transmissible the Omicron variant is, we be aware that N95 and KN95 masks with appropriate fit are much more powerful in guarding versus COVID-19 and specifically the Omicron variant.

    Booster shots

    As we mentioned in our December 21 letter, all learners, faculty and employees ought to get their COVID-19 booster — third dose if you formerly been given the Pfizer-BioNTech series or the Moderna sequence, second dose if you formerly gained the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — and add their up to date vaccination info into the Wellness-e-Messaging portal no afterwards than January 31. You are qualified for your booster 6 months after finishing your principal vaccination sequence. Please do not delay. If you are not suitable for a booster by January 31, you will have 14 days from your day of eligibility to get your booster and add your vaccination facts we realize this applies to a lot of of you who gained your vaccinations in September.

    Have to have a booster? Go to the state’s My Transform web page to make an appointment at any selection of clinics in the region.

    Get in touch with tracing and test results

    Steady with this earlier calendar year, if an unvaccinated man or woman checks constructive, they will be contacted by the speak to tracing staff to assistance detect near contacts and give isolation recommendations.

    Important: Be sure to overview your test final results in Health and fitness-e-Messaging as before long as you acquire notification by e mail that your benefits are in. New for wintertime quarter: If a completely vaccinated individual exams positive, they will only obtain isolation guidelines via e-mail, with details on how to determine and advise their shut contacts.

    Far more updates about our get in touch with tracing, isolation and quarantine techniques are offered on the Campus Completely ready website. In addition, we have delivered solutions to a prosperity of questions on our FAQ webpage.

    Trying to keep you knowledgeable

    We will continue to be vigilant as the new calendar year unfolds. We will continue on to comply with county and condition general public overall health tips. The upcoming “Checking In With Chancellor May” e-mail will involve the most current COVID-19 updates — look for it on Friday, January 14.

    In the meantime, let us keep compassionate, patient and knowledge as the new year begins. We will get via this, alongside one another.

    We desire you all a Pleased New 12 months. Go Ags!

    Very best regards,

    Gary S. Might
    Chancellor

    Mary Croughan
    Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

  • Michigan health department updates quarantine recommendation for COVID-19, matching CDC change

    Michigan health department updates quarantine recommendation for COVID-19, matching CDC change

    Increase in vaccine interest a shiny place in Michigan

    Although the speedy at-dwelling exams are well known — healthcare pros say the results are not often precise.

    LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan health section is updating its quarantine assistance to reflect variations not too long ago built by the Facilities for Condition Command and Prevention.

    On Monday, the CDC lowered the proposed isolation period of time for someone with COVID-19 who is asymptomatic or is seeing their indications solve to five days, followed by five times of donning a mask when all around anyone. 

    The Michigan Section of Overall health and Human Products and services declared Friday it would observe the CDC’s direction, but emphasized the improve in protocol was only for the normal community and does not effects safety steerage for school and congregate options.

    “We have safe and effective resources for blocking the distribute of COVID-19,” mentioned Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief professional medical govt. “Obtaining vaccinated proceeds to be the most effective defense versus significant sickness and hospitalization, and we urge all Michiganders above age 5 to get vaccinated as soon as achievable.”

    These most latest updates to the quarantine and isolation suggestions are a reflection on our development as we master additional about COVID – but we are not in the clear as variants like omicron continue to generate new worries in the battle to finish this pandemic. Carry on to dress in nicely-fitting masks above your nose and mouth, check and social distance to avert the distribute of COVID-19, keep away from big gatherings and get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already.”

    Severe sore throat, runny nose — omicron signs resemble flu, cold

    On Thursday, Michigan reissued an advisory urging colleges to need masks for pupils and team. The vaccination rate among young children and youthful people today continue to be reduced, while the omicron variant has demonstrated to be very helpful at infecting other folks.

    The condition also proposed that school districts appraise actions and modify types that do not allow for for social distancing. For occasion, gatherings with 100 or much more people today really should be held remotely. 

    Similar: Physicians recommend from fabric masks to reduce distribute of COVID-19

    As people near out the new year, Michigan is ending on a traditionally superior scenario fee. On Wednesday, it noted virtually 13,000 instances in a working day. Even with the grim benchmark, populated counties like Macomb, Wayne, and Oakland are nevertheless viewing conditions improve.

    Hospitalizations also continue to be at some of their maximum premiums to day.

  • Important update about Spring 2022 semester start and health and safety protocols | News

    Important update about Spring 2022 semester start and health and safety protocols | News

    Dear Vanderbilt local community,

    As we appear forward to the spring semester, we facial area yet one more problem from COVID-19 that will have to have our neighborhood to action up and perform with each other as A person Vanderbilt. The omicron variant is spreading rapidly throughout the nation and the planet. In light-weight of this, we should adapt to make certain that we can continue to pursue our educational and study mission as securely as attainable.

    To do that, we are taking these speedy steps:

    • The start off of the semester for undergraduates is delayed right up until Jan. 17, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Working day. As in earlier decades, lessons will not be held that day to allow the neighborhood to participate in the virtual Commemorative Series events.
    • The dates for spring break (March 5–13) and Graduation (May perhaps 13) are unchanged. More element about the undergraduate academic calendar will be announced shortly.
    • Most graduate and expert applications will delay classes right until Jan. 17. Deans will communicate right with their learners, college and staff with faculty- and plan-precise data.
    • We are instituting enhanced security protocols for the total campus group, which includes a Commodores Care time period for pupils and the resumption of expected masking indoors.
    • In addition, we are tremendously expanding our testing software for the spring to help the wellness and security of our community. This will include essential screening for all returning learners right before they arrive on campus.

    Extra information and facts will be shared with you shortly, which include from academic deans, that will offer a lot more information.

    If you have not still attained your booster shot and are eligible, we strongly really encourage you to do so as shortly as doable and to register it on-line. Comprehensive vaccination in addition the booster is the most effective protection against COVID-19, and the documented facts considerably informs our designs. People who register their boosters will be exempt from quarantine in accordance with new CDC tips and subject matter to much less screening needs.

    Though there is continue to significantly to be learned about this variant and its impacts, we know that there will go on to be conditions in the Nashville community—and almost certainly a significant quantity of them—as we return to campus. Whilst it is possible that many members of our remarkably vaccinated campus local community who take a look at positive might continue to be asymptomatic or have only gentle indications, it is essential that we do all we can to protect the most vulnerable amongst us.

    In the deal with of this most recent obstacle, we are committed to continuing in-human being discovering. We are confident that if we do the job together to make overall health and basic safety a precedence, as we have effectively finished given that the commence of this pandemic, we can attain this intention. We will very carefully observe the data and will work carefully with our workforce of health and fitness professionals to information options for the spring semester and will share updates often.

    The pandemic has challenged us all, and we know the very first few months of the spring semester will be particularly tricky for some customers of our local community. We stimulate you to use campus means for mental health and fitness and properly-getting support and to assistance others when they are in have to have. We also encourage you to go to the upcoming virtual city halls for students and for college and workers.

    In the times ahead, locate time to relaxation and recharge as we head into 2022. We hope you are getting a fantastic break and would like you protected travels as you return to campus.

    Daniel Diermeier
    Chancellor

    Cybele Raver
    Provost and Vice Chancellor for Educational Affairs

    Eric Kopstain
    Vice Chancellor for Administration

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