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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Dec. 8 to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination that protects against COVID-19, discovered last year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

The university has determined that for the remainder of the fall semester, it will require all faculty, staff and students to either participate in routine on-campus COVID-19 testing or provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, Vice Chancellor Eric Kopstain writes in an update to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

The Thanksgiving and winter holidays are traditionally a time of gathering with family and friends. As with all aspects of life in a pandemic, however, best safety practices require us to adjust our expectations and behaviors. Read More

Vanderbilt will adjust operations of its COVID-19 testing center for the Thanksgiving holiday and upcoming university winter break.  Read More

Vanderbilt's Seth Zost, PhD, has been awarded a major international prize for his research on COVID-19 and other life-threatening viral diseases.  Read More

All benefits-eligible staff members, whether working remotely or on campus, can use COVID-19 Vaccination Leave when accompanying their children to get vaccinated. Read More

The first holistic review of older adult care operations sheds light on opportunities for industry reform. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

Vanderbilt University has updated its COVID-19 health and safety protocols in accordance with a new executive order issued by the White House. Read More

Carl Johnson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences and expert in biological clocks, identifies temporal component to COVID-19 viral shedding. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

As head of the Metro Nashville Coronavirus Task Force, Jahangir has helped coordinate local health systems and community groups, addressed the city at daily media briefings, set up COVID test sites and advised policymakers on combatting the virus, all while maintaining his normal duties at Vanderbilt. Read More

Lori Rolando, assistant professor of clinical medicine, shares the latest guidance on when to get the flu shot and the COVID-19 booster shot. Read More

Vanderbilt University and StoryCorps are teaming up to capture the diverse stories and experiences of the VU community during the COVID-19 pandemic. A limited number of spaces are available to participate in the recordings, which will take place on campus Nov. 1–4. Read More

Dr. Cody Chastain, assistant professor of medicine, explains the importance of maintaining health precautions amid ongoing COVID-19 activity, including by those who are vaccinated. Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community are being asked to share their stories, artifacts and memories of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a new archive project designed to chronicle this era for future generations. Read More

G.L. Black, associate provost and dean of students, discusses what students need to know about the COVID-19 quarantine and isolation processes for the 2021-22 academic year. Read More

Anita Wager, associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, explains what students need to know if they miss class due to COVID-19 quarantine. Read More

Due to the ongoing pandemic, Vanderbilt University has reset its COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and increased the eligible salary to $150,000. The university established the fund to assist employees with financial burdens incurred as a result of COVID-19. Read More

A technology developed at Vanderbilt has led to the discovery of an “ultra-potent” monoclonal antibody against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, including the delta variant. Read More

Pam Jones, associate vice chancellor for health and wellness and co-commander of the university’s Public Health Central Command Center, discusses asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus, the goal of which is to detect and forecast possible infection trends and provide early warning signs of outbreak. Read More

As a part of Vanderbilt’s COVID-19 response and in light of increasing case numbers in Nashville and the surrounding community, the university is implementing random asymptomatic testing—or “sentinel” testing—to detect and forecast possible infection trends and provide early warning signs of outbreak. Read More