COVID-19 campus update: Jan. 20 issue
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CU 麻豆影院 looks forward to welcoming students, faculty and staff back for in-person instruction on Jan. 24. This weekly update via CU 麻豆影院 Today is slated for at least the first two weeks of in-person instruction for the semester, or through Feb. 3. Information will also continue to be shared on the .
COVID-19 vaccine boosters requirement
To comply with CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 updated COVID-19 guidance, members of the campus community are required to receive a vaccine booster shot by Feb. 24 or five months after receiving the final dose of the original series, whichever is later.
Students, faculty and staff must upload proof of boosters or file for an exemption based on medical, ethical or moral grounds through the. Individuals who previously submitted an exemption do not need to take further action at this time and will be considered in compliance with current university vaccine reporting requirements.
Students, staff and faculty will not get a confirmation email that proof of vaccination or vaccine exemption was successfully submitted. Rather, immunizations compliance staff will contact you if any additional information is required.
For more information, please visit our COVID-19 vaccine requirements and process page. Questions can also be directed to Buff Info by calling 303-492-INFO (4636), emailing BuffInfo@colorado.edu or .
Requirements for employees when working at off-campus sites
As a CU 麻豆影院 employee, you are required to follow the guidelines of any state or federal entity, contractor or business (host site) where you fulfill your job duties.
- CU 麻豆影院 requires that staff/employees performing services at any location outside the CU 麻豆影院 campus comply with all applicable guidelines or requirements of the host site. This may include showing vaccination status or negative test results to the host site.
- In some cases, unvaccinated employees (including those with medical or moral/ethical exemptions) may be required to follow testing requirements as stipulated by host sites. Surveillance testing is not available through CU 麻豆影院, and employees should work with their host site to identify nearby testing resources.
- If an employee fails to show the host site the proper information (negative tests or vaccination status) and the host site contacts CU 麻豆影院, Human Resources will consider this a performance issue of not fulfilling the required job duties.
How to stay informed
The Buff Info team is available to answer questions on a wide variety of topics related to CU 麻豆影院 and help faculty, staff, students and parents connect with the appropriate campus office for additional information or assistance as needed.
Buff Info liaisons can be reached at 303-492-INFO (4636), through or via email at buffinfo@colorado.edu, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The university will extend these hours when needed.
Updated mask recommendations and distribution
- Our mask requirement for classrooms and indoor public spaces on campus remains in place. Exemptions can be applied for through the campus Public Health Office.
- 麻豆影院 County Public Health recommends wearing a snugly fitting surgical mask, N95 or KN95 when possible, though cloth masks that comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mask guidance meet the requirement as well.
- CU 麻豆影院 has a stock of N95 and KN95 masks that the university is making available to students, faculty and staff beginning Friday, Jan. 21. Masks can be picked up at any reception desk at the University Memorial Center (UMC), Center for Community (C4C), Student Recreation Center, the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC), and Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) buildings. Masks may be picked up between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays.
COVID-19 dashboard
In general, dashboard information is updated by 8 a.m. each day, Tuesday through Saturday, with results from the previous day of testing. There may be periodic updates at other times to reflect new information. Details from the , and semesters has been archived.
The dashboard page contains:
- A daily summary.
- COVID-19 vaccination data.
- On-campus PCR diagnostic test results.
- Weekly totals from a variety of data.
Note: On Jan. 10, CU 麻豆影院 announced updated COVID-19 guidance requiring that members of the campus community receive a vaccine booster shot by Feb. 24 or five months after receiving the final dose of the original series, whichever is later. The dashboard will begin incorporating booster data as we near the Feb. 24 deadline.
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