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Last updated October 22
While a normal academic year already fosters a stressful environment that can negatively impact students’ mental well-being, the COVID-19 pandemic undeniably took an even greater toll on their mental health — particularly considering the adoption of social-isolation measures and a transition to virtual classes for many students.
All students who plan to learn on Grounds or live in the area must complete pre-testing before returning to Charlottesville and are required to abide by weekly prevalence testing guidelines.
Though the hospital has been able to accommodate the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations so far, U.Va. Health has had to redeploy staff to manage its patient population.
Provided that the holiday season and winter weather continue to increase case growth, new cases may peak at 76,371 per week during the week ending Feb. 14.
The UJC and Honor Committee Executive Boards were primarily responsible for crafting the format of and coordinating their respective committees’ online procedures.
Officials aim to vaccinate all of the Health System by March.
In comparing Fluvoxamine with a placebo, researchers found that of the 80 participants that received Fluvoxamine, none of them became seriously ill during the trial. Of the patients that received the placebo, six patients became seriously ill and four were hospitalized.
While for some students this option allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief, for pre-med students who will be applying to medical school after graduation, the decision to opt-in to these grading options inherently involves them weighing multiple factors, including future admissions cycles.
Starting Dec. 15, health officials have started administering COVID-19 to workers in the University Health System with 1,594 individuals being vaccinated within the first week and 4,000 individuals signed up for vaccination appointments.
The now universal experience of social isolation can provide a greater sense of empathy for the chronically ill who spend months, years or even a lifetime apart from others.
In adjusting to a pandemic-altered semester, students are learning how to develop personal plans for safely socializing and going about daily life.
The athletics department has not revealed specific details regarding the COVID-19 issues that led to the team pausing its season.
Dr. Reid Adams, chief medical officer at U.Va. Medical Center, said that he thinks this surge in hospitalizations is due to an increase in travel and indoor gatherings during Thanksgiving.
Some students, wary of the distractions taking final exams from home would pose or simply unable to return home, decided to remain in Charlottesville for exams and Thanksgiving.
According to an email obtained by The Cavalier Daily, the first vaccination appointment is scheduled for Dec. 15th.
While students will not be subject to disciplinary action for disclosing information during contact tracing or having a positive test result, students who fail to participate in testing will be subject to various sanctions.
The executive order comes as a direct response to COVID-19 case numbers three times those at Virginia’s last peak in May — with an average of 3,700 new cases every day. The order cited an 83 percent increase in hospitalization, and a concerning rate of ICU occupancy.
These discoveries suggests that further research is necessary to understand how to better treat diabetic and at-risk patients with COVID-19.
Though the fall semester officially began Aug. 25, first-year students and other on-Grounds residents completed the first two weeks of classes from home.
It is imperative that we change our behavior before placing more communities at risk.
