The average number of new COVID cases per week in North Carolina has been on the rise, with about 4,500 new cases since last week. Here are answer to common questions about getting a second COVID booster shot.
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"Although federal programs have made N95 masks more accessible, students still cannot be sure that they — and everyone else in their classrooms — have them. Policies like these only serve to obstruct public health and safety."
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While government and public health officials in the state had said such a mandate would be premature, some faculty who signed the petition for a college vaccine mandate disagree.
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The North Carolina Commission for Public Health on Wednesday unanimously voted against a proposal that would make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students 17 and older in the state.
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All UNC classes are expected to resume in-person instruction by the end of the next two weeks, the University announced in a campus-wide email Thursday.
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Since March 2020, UNC students have experienced a mixture of virtual and in-person learning, as the University has adjusted to providing a college experience during the era of COVID-19. From the class of 2021 to 2025, The Daily Tar Heel spoke to UNC students who reflected on their experiences throughout the last two years of the pandemic in this eight-part look back series.
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With the recent surge of the omicron variant, Orange County may face a possible shortage of COVID-19 tests. Over the past seven days, Orange County has reported 2,627 cases, while North Carolina has reported 214,347. The state has the fourth-highest number of cases in the United States.
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University has changed how they communicate case tracking and data to the UNC community.
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