August 30, 2022
To all members of the Carleton group,
September is simply across the nook and shortly we might be returning to campus for the autumn 2022 time period. As COVID-19 continues to be current locally, it is vital that we proceed to comply with public well being pointers and that we take precautions to scale back our dangers. Group is a core worth at Carleton, and as we begin the brand new tutorial 12 months, all of us have the chance to exhibit the care and compassion that our group is understood for.
This text summarizes the COVID-19 measures that might be in place for the autumn 2022 time period.
Masks Strongly Really useful
Consistent with present public well being steering, masking is strongly really helpful as a option to shield your self from COVID-19 – significantly in indoor settings the place bodily distancing can’t be maintained. Consistent with different well being care services, Well being Companies and the Sports activities Drugs Clinic will proceed to require masks. Masks can be found to all college and workers and may be obtained from departmental directors via eShop. Three-layer material masks have additionally been included in our scholar orientation kits.
Particular person preferences concerning masks use will range. Everyone seems to be empowered to make their very own choices to assist cut back private danger, and we ask everybody to be understanding and respectful of individuals’s private selections. Exterior of our well being care services, people can not require colleagues or college students to put on masks in school rooms or workplaces, besides in very particular conditions equivalent to labs the place masks have been required previous to the pandemic. Please word that the college’s obligatory masks mandate could also be reinstated at a future time, ought to public well being indicators and pointers change.
Staying As much as Date with Vaccination
Vaccination stays one of the best safety towards critical sickness, hospitalization, long-term impacts from COVID-19 and related potential disruptions to studying or work. As such, we strongly advocate that each one members of the Carleton group get a full course of vaccination and keep updated with their vaccinations, together with receiving any extra doses as quickly as they’re eligible to take action.
Though proof of vaccination just isn’t required to entry campus or take part in in-person Carleton actions, it could develop into essential to carry again proof of vaccination necessities on brief discover if the state of affairs and public well being recommendation modifications. All Carleton college students, college and workers proceed to be required to attest to their vaccination standing and, if vaccinated, add proof of vaccination and subsequent booster doses in cuScreen as quickly as attainable.
Please word that isolation necessities range primarily based in your vaccination standing, with unvaccinated people required to isolate longer. In collaboration with Ottawa Public Well being, a COVID-19 vaccination clinic might be held on Thursday, September 15, 2022 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. within the Fenn Lounge, Residence Commons. Vaccination appointments are additionally available at group clinics and native pharmacies.
Staying House if Unwell
Remaining vigilant and never coming to campus when sick or with signs is essential to comprise any unfold. In case you are feeling unwell, shield your colleagues and classmates by staying dwelling and following the net symptom reporting course of.
Air flow and Hand Sanitizer Stations
Services Administration and Planning continues to observe air flow programs all through all buildings and the tunnels, which have been fitted with high-efficiency (MERV 13) filters. Moreover, all principal air dealing with programs are operating pre- and post-occupancy flushes of air flow air no less than two hours earlier than occupancy and two hours after occupancy. Hand sanitizing stations will proceed to be obtainable at constructing entrances.
Monkeypox
We’re persevering with to observe monkeypox and are working with Ottawa Public Well being. A monkeypox vaccination clinic might be held for eligible people on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Well being Companies, Carleton Know-how and Coaching Centre (CTTC) constructing. Extra data on monkeypox, the frequent indicators and signs, stopping the unfold and eligibility for who can obtain the vaccine may be discovered on the Ottawa Public Well being web site.
The well-being of our group stays our highest precedence and, as has been the case all through the pandemic, we’ll proceed to regulate our plans as required to make sure everybody’s well being and security. As at all times, we’ll comply with public well being pointers and any relevant rules.
Any questions you’ll have that aren’t answered by Carleton’s COVID-19 data web site and its FAQ part must be forwarded to [email protected].
The college will proceed to observe the state of affairs and to speak any modifications. We ask that everybody stays vigilant and continues to point out endurance and compassion as we navigate our collective return to campus.
Wishing everybody a protected and profitable fall time period,
Suzanne Blanchard
COVID-19 Lead
On behalf of the COVID-19 Steering Committee
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in Bulletins, Coronavirus, CU Mother and father, Information
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