UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies in a campus-wide email Wednesday, as cases of the omicron variant rise across the country and in Orange County.
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UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies in a campus-wide email Wednesday, as cases of the omicron variant rise across the country and in Orange County.
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"History is repeating itself – as public health professionals warned us it would – and it’s up to UNC to ensure that we do not mirror the mistakes of the past."
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The Orange County Health Department reported the county's first COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in a press release Friday.
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The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to front-line healthcare workers about a year ago, with no knowledge of when college-aged students would be eligible for the vaccine. As of November 30, the University has reported that 94 percent of the student body and 90 percent of all employees are fully vaccinated.
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As school systems across the country head into their fifth semester marked by the pandemic, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is examining how to stay safe while transitioning “back to normal.”
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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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"Here is a quick rundown of what’s new in COVID-19 research and development, and what to keep an eye out for in the upcoming months."
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The Employee Forum discussed updated COVID-19 protocols, vaccine mandates, library budget cuts, emergency preparedness and mental health first aid during their meeting on Wednesday.
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UNC students with an underlying medical condition and/or living in a residence hall are eligible for a booster shot. Students who live in close quarters such as off-campus apartments and houses are also eligible, Michelle Camarena, director of nursing and performance improvement at Campus Health, said.
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UNC's Campus EMS became a first-responder agency this semester, with its inaugural shift on Oct. 14 — four years after the organization was founded.
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"With the increase in research and data being completed and gathered over the next several months, we will be able to find if interchanging vaccines have greater advantages in some communities over others."
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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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