Pricey Campus Neighborhood,
As a reminder, be sure to notice that currently is the previous working day that UMass Amherst will provide as a Stop the Distribute community screening site. We all over again would like to thank all the pupil employees, team, supporters and neighborhood users who participated in this system and the Baker-Polito administration for economical support that enabled the system.
The UMass Amherst testing center will continue to be open and available to college, employees, college students and users of their family, and college sponsored guests. All suitable men and women can proceed to arrive to the General public Well being Advertising Middle (PHPC) to pick up screening kits as required.
Before this week, the Centers for Ailment Management current its tips to enable people today above the age of 50 and sure immunocompromised people to obtain a second mRNA booster shot at minimum 4 months soon after their 1st booster. These boosters are obtainable at the PHPC. Vaccine clinics are offered on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. by means of April 30. Wander-ins will be approved, but we inspire all people to guide an appointment. Please stop by the Massachusetts COVID-19 booster Commonly Asked Inquiries for extra details about eligibility.
We carry on to keep track of COVID-19 trends in our neighborhood by our symptomatic, adaptive and voluntary testing program as very well as wastewater surveillance. The most recent COVID-19 tests facts for the UMass community for March 23-29 demonstrates 49 new optimistic cases. The university’s positivity fee is 1.87{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}, in comparison to past week’s charge of 2.89{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. The state’s 7-day positivity fee is 2.25{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. Men and women testing beneficial keep on to report they are going through small to moderate indicators of infection and there are no hospitalizations to report.
Make sure you go on to keep an eye on by yourself for COVID-19 signs or symptoms every working day in advance of coming to campus. If you feel unwell, continue to be household and get tested. College Wellness Providers has symptomatic screening available for learners, or, if you have an unobserved check kit on hand you can drop it off at 1 of the campus kiosks.
KN95 masks keep on being readily available for cost-free at the Community Health Marketing Middle in the Campus Heart, and as a local community we encourage anyone to respect the alternatives that people make about their personal masking.
Thank you for all that you’re doing — being home when sick, tests when you have signs and symptoms, and supporting each individual other as part of our local community.
Sincerely,
Co-Administrators of the Public Wellbeing Marketing Middle (PHPC)
Ann Becker, General public Well being Director
Jeffrey Hescock, Executive Director of Environmental Health and fitness and Safety
