{"id":642074,"date":"2021-08-13T20:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T00:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=642074"},"modified":"2021-08-13T20:06:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T00:06:24","slug":"stanford-reverses-policy-will-now-require-weekly-covid-19-testing-regardless-of-vax-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-reverses-policy-will-now-require-weekly-covid-19-testing-regardless-of-vax-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Reverses Policy, Will Now Require Weekly COVID-19 Testing Regardless Of Vax Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstanford-reverses-policy-will-now-require-weekly-covid-19-testing-regardless-of-vax-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=642074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Stanford.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Stanford University has instructed students from around the globe returning for the fall quarter that they must take a COVID-19 test before school begins and undergo weekly testing moving forward, regardless of vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>The requirement applies to all students residing on campus, living in university provided off-campus student housing, or coming to campus.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole told students in an <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/today\/2021\/08\/11\/summer-fall-covid-19-requirements-students\/\">email<\/a> on Wednesday that the university developed new health and safety requirements \u201cto minimize the prevalence and reduce the spread of COVID-19 on our campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking together, we can monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 at Stanford, adjust requirements as needed, protect our friends and family, and keep campus as safe as possible for in-person learning and activities this summer and autumn,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIf we need to make adjustments, we will let you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/health\/article\/Stanford-becomes-one-of-the-first-universities-to-16380702.php\">According<\/a> to the San Francisco Chronicle, \u201cThe new testing procedures mark a reversal of the school\u2019s initial policy for vaccinated students.\u201d The outlet reported, \u201cJust three weeks ago, officials posted a message saying \u2018students living on campus or coming to campus frequently this summer are no longer\u2026required to participate in COVID-19 testing and health check after providing documentation they are fully vaccinated.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message to students reiterated that face coverings are still mandated indoors, and that \u201call students coming to campus this autumn are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.\u201d It said the deadline to provide evidence of immunization has passed, and they would be prevented from registering for classes if they have not submitted documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Unvaccinated students are asked to arrive \u201c7 days before in-person activities to complete entry testing, vaccination, and a period of restricted activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brubaker-Cole said the \u201chighly sensitive self-test\u201d from Color Genomics comes at no cost to students, and results would be provided within 24 hours, \u201cfacilitating early diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More details from The Chronicle:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18\">\n<p><em>Officials did not say how much the school will pay Color, a health technology company, for the tests the private university will provide for free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Stanford\u2019s<\/em><em> new budget plan said the campus spent $44 million on surveillance testing for the coronavirus last year \u2014 when many students, particularly undergraduates, were not on campus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Princeton, Brown and Yale will also require weekly coronavirus tests for vaccinated students, for at least a limited time.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2021\/08\/11\/stanford-university-to-require-weekly-covid-testing-regardless-of-vaccination-status\/\">According<\/a> to the Mercury News, the move \u201ccomes just weeks after at least seven vaccinated students on campus this summer became sick and tested positive for so-called breakthrough cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some students expressed concern that they could still reside in living quarters with peers who have not been vaccinated, which university officials addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know many of you have this question: Will unvaccinated people be assigned to my residence?\u201d the email reads. \u201cWe cannot disclose the immunization status of one person to another, so you won\u2019t know the vaccination status of other people in your residences. However, only a very small number of students living on campus this autumn will be unvaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amy-coney-barrett-rejects-students-challenge-to-school-vaccine-mandate\">Amy Coney Barrett Rejects Students\u2019 Challenge To School Vaccine Mandate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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