WashU Med experts in psychiatry and emergency medicine join the podcast to discuss how the pandemic has exacerbated problems related to drugs and alcohol.
Category: Announcements
Second booster dose available to eligible employees on Medical Campus
Vaccine booster doses are available at the BJC Institute of Health and the Center for Advanced Medicine.
Red Cross blood donation site available on Medical Campus Link
A Red Cross blood donation site is conveniently located on the Medical Campus at One Barnes Hospital Plaza (North South Link).
Saliva-based test availability to end June 1
The McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) lab will retire its saliva-based COVID-19 test on June 1 so that it can return to its regular research operations.
Masking required in all non-clinical spaces on Medical Campus
With case numbers and positivity continuing to increase, WashU Med is reinstating masking requirements in non-clinical spaces as an added precaution, effective Monday, May 23.
WashU Med returns to 7-day isolation for employees who test positive
Effective Friday, May 20, COVID-19 positive employees once again will be removed from work duty for seven days (instead of 10 days).
Podcast: As ‘Show Me the Science’ turns 2, we look back at 2 years of a pandemic (Links to an external site)
WashU Med infectious diseases specialist Steven J. Lawrence, MD, looks back and forward, detailing some of the frustrations, surprises and successes of the past two years as we begin a third year of life in a pandemic.
Second booster dose available to eligible employees on Medical Campus
Eligible employees may receive the second booster dose at two convenient locations on the Medical Campus.
Masking required when cluster of COVID-19 infections is identified
If a cluster of COVID-19 infections is identified in a non-clinical area where masking is not currently required but strongly encouraged, all employees in that work area or team will be required to mask until the cluster is resolved.
WashU Med strongly encourages masking in all indoor spaces on Medical Campus
In response to a steady rise in case numbers, WashU Med strongly recommends masking in all indoor, non-private spaces on the Medical Campus.