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.

• BME faculty and staff internal shared files can be found here with login.

Latest Updates for Summer and Fall

At Emory University:

• As of July 1, Emory has moved its operating status to "Green."
• Summer Onboarding: If you will be accessing campus this summer for any reason and have not yet completed onboarding during the fall or spring semesters, please complete the updated onboarding process.
  • As part of onboarding, if students are new to campus, they will need to provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours upon move in and it must be uploaded into the student health portal.
• Summer Testing: Summer testing locations and times are available on the Emory Forward site. As of June 7:
  • Fully vaccinated students are no longer required to conduct regular asymptomatic screening testing.
  • Unvaccinated students who live ON campus are required to take a Covid-19 screening test twice per week.
  • Unvaccinated students who live OFF campus, and are accessing campus for any reason, are required to take a screening test within seven days of accessing campus.
  • Faculty and staff may schedule a test here.
  • Beginning July 1, any faculty or staff member who is not fully vaccinated (individuals two weeks past receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccine) will be required to conduct a weekly asymptomatic screening test. To facilitate this process, all faculty and staff will be required to share their vaccination status with Emory by July 1.
• Summer Travel Policy: Revisions to Emory’s travel policy for the summer went into effect May 17. Please review the new policy changes at Emory Forward for further details.
• There are no restrictions on gathering size, density, and duration for both on- and off-campus events. Any gathering must adhere with current Emory health and safety protocols.
• Masks are still required in all indoor public and common spaces on campus.
• The latest research lab guidelines are available on the School of Medicine website.

At Georgia Tech:

• Plans for summer semester, which began May 17, included social distancing. We will continue that practice inside classrooms to honor the schedules and classroom assignments that have already been set.
• Individuals who are vaccinated do not have to wear a face covering. Individuals who are not vaccinated are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering while inside campus facilities.
• We will continue surveillance testing throughout the summer. 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 for Spring 2021
• Emory Student Onboarding for Spring 2021
• 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