Stanford epidemiologist and infectious disease expert Yvonne Maldonado provides an overview of the new vaccine opportunities, the efficacy rates found so far and what you need to know to protect young children.
In a letter to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for environmental health and safety, offer information about planning for winter quarter return.
How you can apply lessons learned during the pandemic to your future
Dean of Academic Advising Louis Newman offers advice to Stanford undergraduates on applying the lessons learned during the pandemic to the academic and life choices ahead.
Moderna protects against delta variant in prison outbreak
A Stanford study at a California prison found that although there were more breakthrough COVID-19 infections than before the emergence of the delta variant, vaccinated prison residents had few symptomatic cases.
Compliance with new federal vaccination requirement
Provost Persis Drell, Dean Lloyd Minor and Russell Furr, associate vice provost for Environmental Health & Safety, share information about how Stanford will comply with the executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of federal contractors. Read more.
5 steps to getting started with surveillance testing
Fully vaccinated faculty, staff and postdocs returning to work on-site will need to test themselves for COVID-19 once per week. Unvaccinated faculty, staff and postdocs working on-site four or more days per week are required to test twice per week. Here's how to get started.
Surgical masks reduce COVID-19 spread, large-scale study shows
Researchers found that surgical masks worn over the mouth and nose reduce the spread of COVID-19 in community settings and that just a few, low-cost interventions increase mask-wearing compliance.
Using data science to allocate COVID-19 resources, address demographic disparities
By borrowing simple concepts from machine learning to identify disparities in COVID-19 testing, Stanford researchers helped Santa Clara County expand their door-to-door outreach in a Latinx community that was affected disproportionately by the pandemic.
Summer and fall COVID-19 requirements for students
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole provides students with guidance on testing, restricted activity, and other health and safety measures.
Santa Clara and San Mateo counties have joined others in the Bay Area in issuing a requirement for face coverings indoors, regardless of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status. In compliance with this new rule, all Stanford employees, students and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in indoor spaces.
Update on unvaccinated employee testing and face coverings
A message to the Stanford community updates requirements for weekly testing for unvaccinated faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars and addresses recommendations and policies related to wearing face coverings on campus.
In a letter to the campus community, Russell Furr and Rich Wittman discuss the recent cases of COVID-19 on campus and Stanford's ongoing monitoring of the COVID-19 variants and public health.
Proof of vaccination and the ongoing fight against COVID-19
A U.S. District Court judge for Northern Indiana ruled on Monday, July 19, that Indiana University could require that its students be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus before coming to campus. Stanford health law experts Michelle Mello and David Studdert discuss the decision and how the law is developing.
A message to the Stanford community details a wide range of planning issues for the fall quarter including vaccination requirements, Health Check, testing, international student arrivals, fall instruction, face coverings and various facilities on campus.
A message to the campus community addresses changes to the process for reporting vaccination status on Health Check and other steps the university is taking to prepare for more normal times ahead.
Summer quarter policies for graduate and professional students
In a message to undergraduates living on campus this summer, Dean of Students Mona Hicks and Vaden Health Services Executive Director Dr. James Jacobs detail COVID-19 health and safety measures.
Summer quarter message and policies for undergraduates
In a message to undergraduates living on campus this summer, Dean of Students Mona Hicks and Vaden Health Services Executive Director Dr. James Jacobs detail COVID-19 health and safety measures.
Update on CDC guidance; no immediate changes at Stanford
Stanford is reviewing new CDC guidance regarding masks and physical distancing along with other requirements that apply to the university. At this time, Stanford has not made any changes to university protocols.
Members of the state’s largest ethnic group have faced greater exposure to COVID-19 and have contracted and died from the coronavirus at higher rates than non-Hispanic whites, a Stanford-led study finds.
Stanford Travel supports travelers and the new booking policy
To support the new university travel booking policy, Stanford Travel has made recent enhancements to the program's booking tools and offers new options and tailored support.
Fall vaccination policy for faculty, staff, postdocs
A message to the campus community addresses vaccination requirements for the fall as well as changes to Health Check and the university’s travel policy for fully vaccinated individuals.
