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COVID-19 simulation critical piece of Board of Visitors' planning , articleNavid Ghaffarzadegan's model uses the combination of mathematical modeling, complex systems methods, and simulation techniques to gauge how human behavior might impact the virus’s spread on and around the Blacksburg campus. Such information provides university leaders with potential cause-and-effect scenarios related to policy making and strategic communications.
Date: Aug 31, 2021 -
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Health director: COVID-19 cases may peak in region soon, vaccines offered at upcoming football game , articleThe New River Health District will offer vaccines at Virginia Tech before the Sept. 3 football game. Vaccines will be available from 2:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the Hokie Village, which is the turf field across from Lane Stadium.
Date: Aug 30, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech joins Consortium of Universities for Global Health , articleThe university joins an elite network of more than 180 other academic institutions and partner organizations from 39 countries committed to transforming global health across education, research, service, and advocacy.
Date: Aug 27, 2021 -
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TBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , articleBreana Turner, a first-year student in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program at Virginia Tech, was recently awarded the title, earning a $10,000 scholarship.
Date: Aug 24, 2021 -
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Health district expects COVID-19 cases to peak this month, decline in September , articleAs of Aug. 23, 48 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New River Valley, which is double the number a week ago, according to the New River Health District.
Date: Aug 23, 2021 -
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From President Tim Sands: COVID-19 vaccines required for all employees , articleIt is essential that every person in the Virginia Tech community who can be vaccinated, is vaccinated, ensuring that those who cannot be vaccinated are able to participate in campus life and in-person teaching, learning, research, and engagement.
Date: Aug 19, 2021 -
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Bissell: COVID-19 is the pandemic of the unvaccinated , articleNoelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District, said she is excited that a substantial number of the region’s college students have received COVID-19 vaccines.
Date: Aug 16, 2021 -
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More than 90 percent of Hokie students fully vaccinated for COVID-19 , articleThe high percentage of vaccinated Hokies gives Virginia Tech the opportunity to return to a level of normalcy, including resuming in-person classes and many campus activities that could not happen last fall due to the pandemic and before COVID-19 vaccines were available.
Date: Aug 13, 2021 -
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Veterinarian vaccinators help create new normal , articleVirginia Tech is hard at work preparing for an in-person fall semester, and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has helped contribute to this “new normal,” vaccinating not our furry friends, but human members of our community. Full vaccination against COVID-19 is vital for the health of Hokie Nation and beyond.
Date: Aug 13, 2021 -
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What is a variant, how does it form, and why is it harmful? , articleThe answer for reducing the development of variants is to stop transmitting the virus, said Lisa M. Lee, associate vice president for scholarly integrity and research compliance and professor of public health at Virginia Tech. Until 85 percent of the world’s population is vaccinated, the virus will mutate and produce variants.
Date: Aug 11, 2021 -
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise as delta variant surges in region , articleNoelle Bissell, health director for the New River Health District, expects case numbers to peak and eventually decline, as has happened in other areas of the country and the world where the delta variant has spread.
Date: Aug 09, 2021 -
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University issues updated mask requirements for indoor spaces , articleAs a part of this mandate, the university has instituted an interim requirement for face coverings in instructional spaces at the start of the fall semester.
Date: Aug 05, 2021 -
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Mobile vaccine clinics are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to the community , articleIn the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.
Date: Aug 03, 2021 -
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In region, severe COVID-19 cases highest among the unvaccinated , articlePeople who are vaccinated remain the most protected from contracting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill with it, according to the New River Health District and the Virginia Department of Health.
Date: Aug 02, 2021 -
Video ItemTECH Together Campaign helps mobile vaccine clinic , video Date: Jul 27, 2021
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As Delta variant circulates, Bissell urges people to disregard vaccine misinformation , articleAbout 42 percent of the district is fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Once people are vaccinated, it is extremely rare to be infected with the coronavirus. If someone who is vaccinated gets the virus, symptoms are mild, said Noelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District.
Date: Jul 26, 2021 -
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Public health experts push vaccinations for fall semester , articleVirginia Tech students have until Aug. 6 to upload a copy of their vaccination card to the Online Student Health Portal. To be transparent, university officials launched a dashboard that gets updated twice per week and details the population of both employees and students who have reported their vaccination status.
Date: Jul 14, 2021 -
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District continues vaccine push as COVID-19 cases dwindle , articleAbout 40 percent of people in the New River Health District are fully vaccinated. Most who are hospitalized or become seriously ill with COVID-19 are those who are unvaccinated, according to the district.
Date: Jul 12, 2021 -
General ItemGuidance adjusted for mask use in Virginia Tech facilities Date: Jul 05, 2021
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Marking a happy and safe July Fourth , articleVirginia Tech experts offer advice on food safety, pet care, and gatherings in advance of Independence Day.
Date: Jul 01, 2021
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