Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College will continue their strict COVID protocols for the upcoming semester. Morehouse has even shifted to online schooling to begin the 2022 Spring semester.
The Atlanta University Center institutions have been able to keep their COVID rates lower than many other universities in the state of Georgia.
The Atlanta University Center Consortium’s online dashboard said its four schools administered more than 64,000 COVID-19 tests in the fall semester. Those tests resulted in 270 positive results for a 0.4% positive rate.
HBCUs are an interesting focal point when it comes to the pandemic because of the likelihood of spread on college campuses coupled with a historical distrust of vaccines in the Black community.
It’ll be fascinating to see how HBCUs navigate the pandemic with their students moving forward, especially amid the need for additional booster shots and the expectation of additional new variants popping up periodically. Continue Reading
@VUUPanthers plays Bluefield State, Claflin and Fayetteville State this week. No fans allowed at VUU basketball games amid rise in COVID-19 cases @VAUnion1865 @vuupresident @BlfdState @bstatesports @FSUBroncos @CIAAForLife pic.twitter.com/frRAL8tvSU
— HBCU Digital Network (@HBCUDigital) January 4, 2022
Claflin University will delay the start of their spring semester out of an abundance of caution.
— Quintin Washington (@QuintinOnCamera) December 31, 2021
Classes will now start on January 18th and move-in day will be on January 16th.
COVID protocols, university officials say, will remain in place. #chsnews #scnews #HBCU #Omicron pic.twitter.com/Fv7FDUWt4A
(SOURCE) https://newsone.com/4271423/hbcu-omicron-variant-response/
