Daily Archives: November 19, 2020

The cooler temperatures are making the temperature screening more challenging and the decision was made to move the screening indoors. Continue reading →

The break room will initially be open 24/7 to allow visitors who accompany Emergency Department patients so they will have a designated climate-controlled area to wait. Continue reading →

Due to increasing spread of COVID-19 in the community, there has been an increased demand for COVID-19 testing. This has required outsourcing to outside labs with a resulting increase in turnaround time for SARS CoV-2 PCR (COVID-19) testing for routine… Continue reading →

Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19, according to a research letter published online in medRxiv by authors at the Vanderbilt University School of Medic… Continue reading →

A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. Continue reading →

Starting Nov. 1, VUMC began offering employees the opportunity to receive asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 for non-work-related reasons.
On Nov. 10, VUMC expanded this offering to also allow household members (anyone living in the household with the … Continue reading →

The CDC has released a new guidance on celebrating Thanksgiving, which provides recommendations on staying safe from COVID during the holidays. Continue reading →