Updates

News, Articles, and Campus Notices

Title	Description	Info
Virginia Tech's COVID-19 helpline hours for spring semester		Date: 01/12/2021
Students, employees in D.C. area encouraged to register for COVID-19 testing	Asymptomatic, surveillance testing for Virginia Tech employees and students in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area will continue every other week of classes throughout the spring semester.	Date: 01/11/2021
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
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
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