Three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4; it was the first full week since the university lifted its face covering requirement in most indoor spaces on Feb. 26.
Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.
The University of St. Thomas will require all employees, including student employees, to be vaccinated by January 4, 2022, in compliance with federal guidelines instated by the Biden administration.
St. Thomas will once again require face coverings indoors in public spaces on campus beginning Monday, regardless of vaccination status, a University Action and Response Team email said Thursday.
Rising COVID-19 cases across Minnesota are especially affecting middle and high school students, and some places across the U.S., including counties in Iowa, are having to turn down COVID-19 shipments due to low interest. Senior Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts by April it will be “open season” for vaccinations in the U.S., Minnesota officials unveiled their plan to deal with toxic man-made “forever chemicals” that are polluting the state’s waters and St. Thomas sophomore Luke Stene produces and records his own music from his dorm room. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic — a day of optimism even as the nation’s death toll neared 300,000.
Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to apply later this month for emergency-use approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Health Services will be offering flu vaccinations on campus, but some students are at odds with whether or not to get vaccinated.
