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Andrew Bornheimer ‘23, a resident assistant, uses the Cricut machine in the Makerspace to prepare a sign for his residence hall bulletin board.
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Take the survey!
At the start of the spring semester, Nazareth College Health and Counseling offered a Rapid COVID Testing Clinic at the Golisano Training Center. We would like to thank everyone who participated as you are helping to keep the campus safe. Please take this anonymous short survey to help us improve our services.
Reducing risk
Based on contact tracing of cases in our campus community this semester, be aware of these specific tips to reduce risk of virus transmission:
- Mask up even in small groups, and even while solo in communal spaces: Keep a mask on everywhere on campus in the presence of others and in shared campus spaces (such as study rooms), even if you're alone. Among the few exceptions, from the Face Coverings webpage: at home with the people you live with, and in an open outdoor area where you can maintain 15 feet of distance between you and others. Yes, that means wear a mask while playing video games with a friend (6 feet apart). Yes, in a small study group. Yes, even alone in a conference room or in a private room in the library.
- Increase ventilation or use larger spaces: The CDC recommends opening a window and using a fan to bring in fresh air, or having fewer people in spaces that don’t have increased ventilation. Choose larger rooms to gather in (or meet a friend outdoors or virtually) whenever possible.
- Eating together: Public health protocols call for wearing a mask when dining except when actively eating or drinking. It's safest to share a dining table only with people you live with. Otherwise, stay at least 6 feet apart.
- A negative test or getting vaccinated for COVID aren’t exceptions. Testing is a helpful tool, but it can only provide a result for one moment in time. Vaccination is very effective at preventing serious illness for the person vaccinated, but it’s not yet known whether someone vaccinated can still spread COVID-19, nor how long immunity lasts after receiving the vaccine.
COVID alert level- Our campus alert level continues to be 2, which indicates modified operations due to case levels in the area around campus.
- Details: Campus COVID-19 Alert Levels.
Surveillance testing
Surveillance testing continues, testing a randomly selected portion of the campus each week. Check your email each Thursday to see if you’ve been chosen for testing on the following Monday/Tuesday. More details are on Surveillance Testing.
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6-word stories
Patience, determination, similarities, uniqueness, and connection are themes in some of the 6-word stories you shared of hopes for how we will emerge from the pandemic in 2021.
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Emergence stems from patience and determination.
— Elena Baugh, student
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— Scott J. Diange, student
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More in tune with each other.
— Poonam C. Dev, faculty
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Have a question? You can send it in using the form on any of those pages.
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Are two masks better than one?
- A cloth mask with multiple layers of fabric, to improve filtration
- Wearing two masks, specifically a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask, which also improves fit by pressing the inner mask closer to the face to reduce the amount of air that leaks around the mask edges
However, the CDC says don’t combine two medical procedure masks, because they are not designed to fit tightly and wearing two does not help to improve the fit. And certain masks, such as KN95, should not be combined with any other mask.
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