CORONAVIRUS

Philly reinstates mask mandate

11 April 2022 Monica Constable

Masks will be required in indoor spaces beginning on April 18 after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Temple ramps up COVID-19 mitigation effort amid high case count

15 January 2022 Fallon Roth and Alexis Bray

The university has taken precautionary measures to decrease the spread of COVID-19 on campus ahead of students’ return for in-person classes.

Where to get a COVID-19 booster near Temple’s Main Campus

06 January 2022 Fallon Roth

Booster doses are preliminarily seen as a way to increase protection against the Omicron variant.

What to expect after the Nov. 15 vaccine mandate deadline

16 November 2021 Monica Constable

Students’ testing requirements may be reduced to one test a week.

Temple to offer COVID-19 booster shots to eligible individuals

30 October 2021 Fallon Roth

The university will begin administering the doses on Nov. 4 in room G002 of the Paley Building by appointment only.

Temple extended vaccine deadline despite high compliance rate

16 October 2021 Fallon Roth and Monica Constable

Over 400 students and employees in total are not in compliance with the university’s COVID-19 mandate.

Temple approves 73 percent of COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests

03 October 2021 Greta Miller

The university has either denied or requested more information about the remaining 27 percent of requests.

Temple extends COVID-19 vaccine exemption request deadline

21 September 2021 Fallon Roth

Students can still request a medical or religious exemption even though the university’s Sept. 17 request deadline has passed, and may face disenrollment if their request is not granted.

Temple releases recent vaccination rates

14 September 2021 Fallon Roth

Approximately 76 percent of students and employees are fully vaccinated with a little more than a month before the university’s vaccine mandate goes into effect on Oct. 15.

Temple Contact Tracing Unit tracks increased COVID-19 cases

14 September 2021 Madeline Gillespie and Monica Constable

The contact tracing process is updated for vaccinated students who have close contact with a positive case.