Editorial: Revisiting a vaccine mandate at UNC
By Editorial Board | 6:37pmAmid the backlash and development of a new COVID-19 variant, we’re taking another look at UNC’s COVID-19 vaccine policies.
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Amid the backlash and development of a new COVID-19 variant, we’re taking another look at UNC’s COVID-19 vaccine policies.
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Twenty inmates and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Orange County Detention Center as of Monday, raising concerns about general pandemic control in detention centers.
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The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Orange County is not as high as the CDC previously reported. The error stems from calculating vaccination rates based on where people received their shots, instead of where they lived.
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UNC Health and local Orange County clinics are offering COVID-19 booster shots for certain individuals, following recent guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mandatory COVID-19 testing for students who have not attested to vaccination will be reduced to once a week, according to a campus email from the Carolina Together Testing Program sent Wednesday.
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UNC health science students who finished their Pfizer vaccinations at least 6 months ago are eligible to get a booster shot at one of five booster clinics over the next month. All clinics are located at Bondurant Hall, next to the Health Sciences Library.
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Seventy workers have resigned from UNC Health because of their refusal to abide by the system's COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Thirty-nine workers have resigned from Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. In light of the shortage of health workers in North Carolina, a departure of employees because of the vaccine mandate could add stress to those workers who are vaccinated.
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Festival coordinator Travis Cinnamon said the event's organizers were forced to pivot to determine what safe activities they could hold in person and what they would have to make virtual while still honoring Pride.
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The Town of Carrboro received an Award of Excellence in early September from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association's (3CMA) Savvy Awards for the installation of their Town Information Centers.
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Welcome to the first episode of "Heel Talk," a Daily Tar Heel podcast bringing you in-depth University news.
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Committee members discussed the Roadmap for Racial Equity, COVID-19 policies, vaccination rates and the ongoing provost search at their Sept. 13 meeting.
Read More »"Administrators should listen to the reasonable demands of the President’s Council, starting with an apology for their absence at the table."
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously last week to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees by Oct. 31. Since the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23, the board agreed there was no longer a reason to wait to mandate the vaccine.
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The UNC Faculty Council met Friday Sept. 3 to discuss current campus vaccination rates and present the Thomas Jefferson Award as well as the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement to chosen faculty members.
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"So what is the delta variant, and what does it really mean for post-pandemic life?"
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