Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| As COVID-19 cases decline, local hospitals remain at capacity |
The Pfizer vaccine booster has been authorized for those who are 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, and people who are age 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions. The booster also is available for people ages 18 to 49 with underlying medical conditions and for those who work in high-risk jobs. |
Date:
09/27/2021
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| Researchers receive $1.75 million grant to study host variation |
Disease outbreaks and evolution are hard to predict. Researchers at Virginia Tech and three other institutions are studying immunity variation to get a better grasp on this phenomenon. |
Date:
09/27/2021
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| Virginia Cooperative Extension agents to be trusted messengers for COVID-19 vaccine information |
A group of Virginia Tech researchers, along with partners at Virginia State University, are working to deliver facts about the COVID-19 vaccine to the hesitant in rural Virginia via messengers they know and trust: Virginia Cooperative Extension agents. |
Date:
09/22/2021
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| President Tim Sands updates Blacksburg campus on COVID-19 status |
Although the pandemic still has the potential to change our status, we have good evidence that your vigilance in observing public health policy and guidance made it possible for us to start the semester with a degree of confidence and optimism about the future. |
Date:
09/20/2021
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| Employee COVID-19 vaccination deadline is Oct. 1; mask requirements remain in effect |
Date:
09/17/2021
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