Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, UNC Charlotte has performed wastewater testing of campus buildings (now grouped into neighborhoods) to proactively mitigate the spread of the virus and to determine if infections are increasing or decreasing. The reporting structure of this testing has taken different forms, but the testing itself has continued since its implementation.
As COVID-19 becomes more of an endemic than a pandemic in the United States, UNC Charlotte continues to make some changes to campus protocols. The University is no longer requiring masks on Niner Transit in line with federal guidelines. Masks will remain mandatory in the Student Health Center.
Research by a team of scientists led by faculty at Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shows that strong protection following natural infection is short-lived.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently provided additional information on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan.
After consultation with the Mecklenburg County Health Department, the University has made changes to its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations in accordance with recent updates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The changes are effective immediately.
The order requires individuals to stay home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day and takes effect Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. It remains in place until at least Jan. 8, 2021.
Through campus mitigation efforts, undergraduate and graduate students gained valuable hands-on experience that will inform their future research opportunities and career paths.
COVID-19 testing will be offered Thursday, Dec. 17, Friday, Dec. 18, and Monday, Dec. 21, to UNC Charlotte employees and students ahead of the winter break.
