{"id":279,"date":"2021-01-06T10:31:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/news\/?p=279"},"modified":"2021-05-24T10:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:32:11","slug":"covid-19-update-1-6-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/06\/covid-19-update-1-6-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 update, 1\/6\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Faculty Senators, Deans, Chairs, and friends,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back (not that we went anywhere). We hope you did have a chance to relax and be refreshed over the holiday, at least for a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/rec\/play\/DqF5C7jgslxcXAQPvbP9WAzSI-qWWTqf0t4AuPwe5eG5-gzt80UJ70Gzyx_YJln7EVwRXYbnRfSAPcfv.f2j03verVdL3bCqN?autoplay=true\">10-minute video<\/a> to help think about coming back to classes next week.<\/p>\n<p>As we get going, we want to make sure you\u2019ve had a chance to think about COVID safety for the coming semester. The news about the vaccine is exciting, but it\u2019s only one layer in our \u201cSwiss Cheese Model,\u201d especially given the time the vaccine rollout will take. The other layers remain important: Masks are still required in public areas on campus and in Kirksville. Daily symptom checking is expected. Classes should continue to enforce social distancing and<\/p>\n<p>Many students coming back to Kirksville and may need to quarantine or may want to self-quarantine right away. We encourage you to support that if you can, and maybe even think about creative ways to do the first week of class. We were all sent information over break about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truman.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GeneralCovidProtocols.pdf?x43747\">General COVID-19 Protocols<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truman.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quarantine-Isolation-Protocols.pdf?x43747\">Quarantine\/Isolation Protocols<\/a>. You might consider including it in the information and materials you share with students or go over in the first days of class.<\/p>\n<p>Our local Walgreens has recently added COVID-19 testing, increasing Kirksville\u2019s capacity. Remember that students can be tested on campus, but faculty and stuff can use Walgreens, Hy-Vee, local Urgent Care centers, and your own health provider. You might even want to think about having a COVID-19 test this week. Testing isn\u2019t perfect either, but it\u2019s one more layer in the \u201cSwiss Cheese Model\u201d and might help you feel better about a new semester.<\/p>\n<p>==<\/p>\n<p>Please forward this information to your departments or other interested groups of faculty, students, staff, alumni, and friends. Although we aim these videos and sheets at faculty, please share the video and this information with students in your classes and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Our earlier videos and Tip Sheets are available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truman.edu\/coronavirus\/covid-19-working-group-videos\/\">https:\/\/www.truman.edu\/coronavirus\/covid-19-working-group-videos\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If there are other questions or things you\u2019d like to know more about, please contact us at: <a href=\"mailto:ndmoore@truman.edu\">ndmoore@truman.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Faculty Senate COVID-19 Working Group<br \/>\n(Nancy Daley-Moore, Christine Harker, and Scott Alberts)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Faculty Senators, Deans, Chairs, and friends, &nbsp; Welcome back (not that we went anywhere). We hope you did have a chance to relax and be refreshed over the holiday, at least for a little bit. Here\u2019s a 10-minute video to help think about coming back to classes next week. 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