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n Tuesday, Aug. 3, CSU’s COVID-19 Response Team released new procedures on how the university will prioritize the health of the campus body based on guidance and recommendations from the University System of Georgia, and executive orders from Governor Brian Kemp. The new Fall 2021 outlook states that USG will strongly encourage all people on campus to get the COVID-19 vaccine, recognizing it as a safe and effective form of protection against the virus. CSU is offering mobile vaccination clinics on several days throughout August and September to make the vaccine more accessible to students. Additionally, the outlook says that “No student or employee should be treated differently or segregated in class or work situations based on their vaccination status. Furthermore, faculty, supervisors, and peers should refrain from asking others about their vaccination status.” CSU will encourage all people on campus to wear a mask or face covering while inside buildings regardless of vaccination status; however, they will not require it. USG will require face masks at the Student Health Center and the CSU shuttle. On July 27, the CDC recommended everyone to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status for the majority of areas in the US due to the rise of the Delta variant. As of Aug.
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7, 2021, the US is averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections every day, according to John Hopkins University. According to Associated Press News, the widely unvaccinated South is experiencing a huge surge of new cases, and hospitals in those areas are beginning to overrun. The same source states that “Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi alone account for more than 40% of all hospitalizations in the country.” CSU will not enforce physical distancing, but they will
Residential students should have a quarantining and isolation facility prepared in the case that they contract COVID-19. encourage unvaccinated people on campus to do so. The COVID-19 response team will continue to share selfreported cases of COVID-19 on campus weekly. Individuals can submit a self-report form here. As of Aug. 2, the university had six active cases of COVID-19 among students and employees, and an additional 14 individuals in various stages of case management, according to the CSU COVID-19 update from Aug. 6. According to the Fall 2021 outlook, CSU will not require fully vaccinated students and employees who have been in close
JESSICA DEMARCO-JACOBSON , DESTINEE WILLIAMS
