The University’s COVID-19 dashboard reports the highest seven-day moving average since June 2020. (Emory Forward) University President Gregory Fenves announced in a Feb. 19 email to students that Emory reported 106 new COVID-19 cases in two days, the largest surge since the pandemic’s start. Following this increase, on-campus students are now required to undergo screening [...]
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On Nov. 23, the University replaced the rapid nasal swab tests with saliva tests for its COVID-19 community screening as part of a larger goal to bring students, faculty and staff back on campus by the fall. The most notable difference between the tests is in their turnaround times — the saliva test, produced by [...]
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In a University-wide email sent on Jan. 6, Emory announced it will invite faculty, staff and learners “whose work includes direct patient care under the currently authorized Tier 1A” to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The email, sent by Executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Amir St. Clair, is the University’s first announcement regarding its [...]
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In the past two months, Emory employees donated $146,063 to the two Democratic candidates in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs. Over $65,750 went to Jon Ossoff, while nearly $80,300 went to Rev. Raphael Warnock, Federal Election Commission filings released on Dec. 24 show. Nearly 300 employees donated $154,993 in total to both Republican and Democratic [...]
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