Coulter BME Covid-19 Updates

The Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering has created this resource page to centralize some key information related to a dynamically changing Covid-19 response. The main purpose of this page is to share information that more closely affects biomedical engineering students, faculty, and staff. Please monitor this page for future BME department updates.

Latest Updates

At Emory University:

• As of January 31, 2022, Emory has moved its operating status to Yellow.
  • Academic and nonacademic events, activities, and meetings can take place indoors.
  • Indoor dining is allowed for organized events and gatherings; however, outdoor dining, individually boxed meals, and grab-and-go options are encouraged.
  • Indoor gatherings with more than 250 people should follow new guidelines.
• Vaccines: All campus members must be fully vaccinated or have received an approved medical or religious exemption. Anyone with an approved exemption is still required to conduct weekly Covid-19 testing.
• Boosters: All campus members are required to receive a Covid-19 booster by January 19. Instructions for students, faculty, and staff can be found on the Emory Forward vaccine page.
• Masking: Effective March 7, masks are optional indoors on Emory’s campuses. As of March 21, masks also are optional in all classrooms and instructional spaces.
  
  • In alignment with federal transportation protocols, masks will still be required on all Emory shuttles and public transportation until further notice.
  • Masks will still be required indefinitely in clinical, patient-care, and select research facilities on campus, including, but not limited to, Student Health Services.
  • Because of increased personal risk, unvaccinated individuals should continue to wear masks indoors.
  • Campus members should carry a mask at all times as a best practice. Emory will continue to make masks available to everyone on campus.
• Testing: Take advantage of Covid-19 screening testing available at Emory.
• See the Emory visitor policy, updated Dec. 28, 2021.
• Review Emory travel guidelines, updated Nov. 1, 2021.
• The latest research lab guidelines are available on the School of Medicine website.

At Georgia Tech:

• Masks are encouraged based on individual preference and assessment of personal risk.
• Surveillance testing remains available. Find testing times and locations.
• Georgia Tech’s vaccine distribution clinic is still available on campus. The latest information about vaccines is available on the Tech Moving Forward site.
  
  

Georgia Tech  

• Tech Moving Forward: Our Road to Recovery
  • Protocol for a Covid-Positive Case in the Classroom
  • Responding to a Covid-19 Case in a Research Lab
• Covid-19 Daily Self-Screening Questions
• Return to Campus Manager's Toolkit
• Information for the Research Community
• Healthy Hygiene Practices from the CDC

Emory University 

• Emory Employee Onboarding
• Emory Student Onboarding
• Emory Forward
  • Guides for Covid-19 Positive Notifications
  • Covid-19 Positive Notification Policy & Communications Templates
• Emory University Covid-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• Healthy Hygiene Practices from the CDC

Emory University, Laney Graduate School

• Laney Graduate School Covid-19 Updates