The COVID-19 Update newsletter is emailed periodically to all WashU Med employees and students to provide the latest COVID-19 university news.
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Nov. 18, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Holiday safety tips, updated visitor policy, telehealth grant, room capacities return to normal, COVID vaccines for kids continue
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Nov. 11, 2021 (Links to an external site)
CDC tips on safe holidays, kids vaccines available, volunteers needed at vaccine clinics
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Nov. 4, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Updated campus safety procedures, CDC recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids 5-11 years, BJC vaccine appointments for kids, WashU Med employee booster shots, volunteers needed, Podcast: Vaccines approved for younger kids
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Oct. 21, 2021 (Links to an external site)
FDA authorizes Moderna and J&J boosters, mix and match; volunteers needed at flu shot clinics; reminder: flu shots required by Nov. 19
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Oct. 14, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Reminder: Influenza vaccination required by Nov. 19, volunteers needed at influenza vaccination clinics
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Oct. 7, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Flu shot requirement; volunteers needed at flu shot clinics; guidance on HIPAA, vaccination and the workplace
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Sept. 30, 2021 (Links to an external site)
CDC advises vaccination for pregnant people, self screening continues, boosters for health-care workers, free symphony tickets, podcast: Where are we with COVID?
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Sept. 23, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Screening stations close, Pfizer booster expansion, testing for vaccine-exempt, off-campus event policies, Shell Café closing
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Sept. 16, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Vaccine-exempt testing requirements, exposure testing for fully vaccinated, masking policy reminder, planning campus events, interfaith leaders encourage vaccination, Occupational Health serves campus
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Sept. 9, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Surveillance testing for vaccine-exempt workers, pre-procedural patient testing procedures, mask alternatives for educators, newsletter survey
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Sept. 2, 2021 (Links to an external site)
CDC travel recommendation, testing for vaccine-exempt, booster update, international travel update, volunteers needed at BJC public vaccine clinics
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Aug. 26, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Download MO/Notify, volunteers needed at vaccine clinics, campus safety procedures, vaccination deadline, full approval of Pfizer
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Aug. 18, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Testing for employees exempt from vaccination, campus shuttles, dining indoors, masking at outdoor events, third-dose shots for immunocompromised, house staff travel policy
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: Aug. 13, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Vaccine boosters, N95 requirement change, monoclonal antibody clinic reopens, CDC recommends vaccine during pregnancy, pre-procedure testing, podcast: delta variant
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: July 29, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Indoor mask mandate reinstated, Free exposure testing, Exposure notification app, St. Louis mask mandate, Metro requires masking, Podcast: pregnant women, new moms and vaccines
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: July 15, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Full vaccination deadline, Town Hall recording, Vaccination FAQs, International travel resumes, Psychiatrist’s tips on “return to normal.”
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: May 20, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Updated mask requirements, Travel resumes, Podcast: CDC’s new mask guidelines, Vaccines for kids 12 and up, Updated guidance for N95 use.
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: May 12, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Pfizer vaccine ages 12 and up, City and county ease restrictions.
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: April 29, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Outdoor masking, J&J vaccinations resume, Vaccine required for students, Open scheduling and walk-ins for vaccine, Podcast: The early research push.
WashU Med COVID-19 Update: April 13, 2021 (Links to an external site)
Pausing J&J vaccination, Hand-held temperature scans discontinued, Pediatrician urges vaccination for teens, WashU Med saliva test.