University of Virginia issued the following announcement on Aug. 26
Speaking to University of Virginia faculty and instructors in a virtual town hall Thursday, two public health experts reviewed the latest information about COVID-19 vaccinations and the delta variant of the virus.
Ultimately, Drs. Mitch Rosner and Costi Sifri said, UVA’s Grounds and classrooms are among the safest environments possible right now, given the very high vaccination rates among students, faculty and staff. As of the town hall, 92% of faculty and staff reported being fully vaccinated, including 96% of teaching and research faculty. Ninety-seven percent of UVA students are also fully vaccinated.
“Given these high vaccination rates, Grounds will be one of the safest places you can be at this point of the pandemic,” said Rosner, the Henry Mulholland Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine. “The risk of contracting the virus will be much higher in community settings than it will be on Grounds.”
Rosner and Sifri, the director of hospital epidemiology at UVA Health, were joined by UVA Provost Liz Magill, who moderated the discussion and shared questions from the audience. A full recording of the town hall will be available on the University’s coronavirus website.
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