In a message to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell; Lloyd Minor, dean of the School of Medicine; and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health and safety, provide an update on masking guidelines at Stanford.
At clinical virology lab, 1 million COVID-19 tests and counting
Stanford Medicine’s clinical virology laboratory has processed its 1 millionth COVID-19 test nearly two years after becoming one of the first academic center testing sites in the country.
Provost Persis Drell, Lloyd Minor, dean of the School of Medicine, and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health & safety, provide an update on the COVID-19 testing program as well as a preview of plans for students returning to campus from travel during the upcoming spring break.
How and why to meet the Jan. 31 deadline for booster shots
You won't be able to register for spring quarter classes until you submit your booster documentation, or receive an extension or exemption, as explained in this Vaden Health Services message.
Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health & safety, shares updated protocols for those who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are preparing to either come out of isolation or return to in-person work.
Dean of Students Mona Hicks and Vaden Health Services Executive Director Dr. Jim Jacobs urge students returning to campus to test for COVID-19 before they arrive and provide information on rapid testing, Color testing, booster shots and campus activities.
On Friday, Nov. 26, the World Health Organization designated Omicron a new COVID-19 variant of concern. Stanford's Persis Drell, Lloyd B. Minor and Russell Furr share their perspectives and reassure the community that Omicron is not a cause for panic.
Stanford Medicine to enroll 900 in NIH-funded long-COVID study
Data suggest that between 10% and 30% of those who have had an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection will experience the persistent pattern of symptoms known as long COVID.
