Cornell University reported 930 new coronavirus cases among students and staff Dec. 7-13, with a 'very high percentage' identified as Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated people.
cases among students and staff Dec. 7-13, with a “very high percentage” identified as Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated people.was updated on Tuesday afternoon, showing that 227 positives had been identified on Saturday, followed by 214 on Sunday and 276 on Monday.
Athletic events were also canceled, and most visitors are barred from campus, though some offices and labs will remain open. Cornell has a mandatory vaccination policy for students, with exemptions for religious or medical issues, CNN reported. All unvaccinated students and many vaccinated students are required to do surveillance testing, and everyone is required to wear masks indoors.
Pollack noted that testing has found the hallmark identifier of the Omicron variant in a “substantial number of virus samples,” but the evidence is still “preliminary.” Now the samples will have genomic sequencing.
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