On January 30, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor and former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), sat down for a candid conversation moderated by Dr. Robert Klitzman, Program Director of Bioethics at Columbia University.

In an email sent out this Thursday, Barnard notified the community of upcoming changes to the College’s COVID-19 policies which will eliminate surveillance testing and the vaccine mandate starting May of this year.

Barnard announced that their mandatory COVID-19 surveillance testing will end on December 23, 2022.

In an email today, Columbia College released new guidance for COVID-19 protocols, most notably the end of mandatory classroom masking starting October 1.

Columbia University released updated plans for COVID-19 safety protocols this afternoon, including classroom masking through September.

This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID-19 is progressing in the Columbia community.

This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID-19 is progressing in the Columbia community.

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This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID-19 is progressing in the Columbia community.

All of your questions about choosing and procuring the most protective mask possible answered.

Eligible Columbia affiliates now have until February 28 to receive and document a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an email sent to Columbia community members Monday morning. 

One. More. Day.

Provost Boyce announced via email today that the start of the Spring 2022 semester will be virtual amid COVID-19 developments. 

In light of the Omicron variant and an uptick in COVID-19 case numbers, Columbia is implementing new restrictions on dining and social gatherings for all community members.

As the Omicron variant spreads and COVID-19 cases rise, the University is now going to require a COVID-19 booster shot, as well as require masks to be worn indoors through mid-March 2022.