Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Health department's New River District to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution to Phase 1b recipients |
This large group, which the Virginia Department of Health categorizes as phase 1b, includes police officers, firefighters, K-12 teachers and staff, mail carriers, grocery store employees, and people ages 75 and older. |
Date:
01/10/2021
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| Virginia Tech continues to strengthen COVID-19 case management efforts |
Additional employee case managers and a new student advocate program to assist students in on-campus isolation and quarantine spaces are among new ways Virginia Tech is enhancing COVID-19 support for employees and students. |
Date:
01/07/2021
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| Portion of medical school community part of priority group to receive COVID-19 vaccine |
As VTCSOM students are returning from winter break, they will be eligible to receive the vaccine through Carilion Clinic. All VTCSOM students interact with patients at Carilion Clinic’s hospitals and outpatient facilities; because of this close contact, students qualify as part of the Phase 1a group under VDH guidelines to receive the vaccine. |
Date:
01/06/2021
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| Bissell: COVID-19 vaccine is light at tunnel's end, but the tunnel is long |
The New River Health District is working on plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in a large-scale way, but it must follow state and federal guidelines that direct the order in which different groups receive it. |
Date:
01/06/2021
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| COVID-19 related leave update |
Date:
01/06/2021
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