As winter quarter begins, a COVID-19 update and reminders
Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health and safety, shares an update and safety reminders as we begin winter quarter amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
A campus-wide message reminds members of the community about staying healthy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of the Omicron variant. The message urges community members to get a booster dose when eligible and to wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status.
In a letter to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health and safety, offer information about planning for winter quarter return.
Compliance with new federal vaccination requirement
Provost Persis Drell, Dean Lloyd Minor and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for Environmental Health & Safety, share information about how Stanford will comply with the executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of federal contractors. Read more.
How to get your flu vaccine—and why it’s more important than ever this year
This fall and winter, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever for you to protect yourself, your friends and family, and the Stanford community from flu. FREE FLU VACCINATIONS will be available for the Stanford community through the Stanford University Occupational Health Center and Vaden Health Center.
5 steps to getting started with surveillance testing
Fully vaccinated faculty, staff and postdocs returning to work on-site will need to test themselves for COVID-19 once per week. Unvaccinated faculty, staff and postdocs working on-site four or more days per week are required to test twice per week. Here's how to get started.
In a message to the campus community, Russel Furr offers some points about our on-site environment at Stanford; new protocols regarding face coverings and indoor student parties; and information on how positive cases will be managed when they occur.
Santa Clara and San Mateo counties have joined others in the Bay Area in issuing a requirement for face coverings indoors, regardless of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status. In compliance with this new rule, all Stanford employees, students and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in indoor spaces.
