Coronavirus
January 27, 2022
Where to pick up free, high-quality masks starting Jan. 31
The University of Washington is expanding distribution of high-quality masks to the University community beginning Jan. 31. These include KN95, KF94, N95 and surgical masks, all of which have been approved by UW Environmental Health & Safety.
January 24, 2022
The UW is returning to largely in-person classes Jan. 31 (Message to students)
The improving public health situation and the resulting reduction in coronavirus-related disruptions allow us to follow through with our plans to return to largely in-person classes and learning experiences on Monday, Jan. 31. You should expect your classes to be in the original format listed in the time schedule unless your instructors inform you otherwise.
Returning to largely in-person classes and experiences Jan. 31 (Message to instructors and staff)
As predicted, case counts in our region are now declining and are expected to continue to decline. Based on these improvements, we are now ready to welcome our students back to largely in-person classes and experiences on Monday, Jan. 31, as planned.
January 14, 2022
Winter 2022 designated extraordinary circumstances quarter (Message to students, instructors and advisers)
Instructors have additional flexibility on their teaching format through January 28 to better deal with Omicron’s disruptions to our teaching and learning environment. We recognize the toll this switch is taking on students, instructors and staff. To ease that burden, we are designating winter 2022 as an Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter.
January 7, 2022
Providing increased flexibility for classes through Jan. 28 (Message to UW students and personnel)
Over the course of the week, we have continued to monitor the spread of the Omicron variant in our region and the challenges it is causing, which include significant stress on our health-care system and increased cases and positivity rates in our University community. In light of these increased disruptions, instructors will have additional flexibility to choose the modality of their classes through Jan. 28.
January 6, 2022
Pfizer vaccine boosters available for 12- to 15-year-olds (Message to UW Medicine patients)
Based on updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), UW Medicine is now providing booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all patients 12 years of age and older who completed their primary Pfizer vaccine series at least five months previously.
January 4, 2022
Clarification on non-urgent surgeries and procedures | Testing for COVID-19 (Message to UW Medicine patients)
We have additional guidance regarding UW Medicine’s decision to postpone some non-urgent surgeries and procedures due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in the community. As we stated in our announcement on December 31, our physicians and operational teams are reviewing each case and will only reschedule those that are impacted by either staffing or hospital bed capacity and can safely be postponed to a later date.
January 3, 2022
The UW plans to resume largely in-person instruction Jan. 10 (Message to UW students and personnel)
We hope you had a joyful and restorative winter break that enabled you to recharge for the coming year. We’re writing to confirm that after this week of mostly online classes the University plans to resume largely in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 10, as well as to share our plans for managing through the disruptions that the Omicron variant is causing.
December 31, 2021
Important changes at UW Medicine (Message to UW Medicine patients)
UW Medicine’s goal is to create a safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors. With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in the community, we are taking a variety of steps to maintain our ability to safely care for our patients.
December 23, 2021
Omicron, holiday celebrations, winter weather (Message to UW Medicine patients)
With COVID-19 cases rapidly increasing due to the Omicron variant, we are hearing many questions about how to celebrate the holidays safely. Our Pacific Northwest winter is also starting with a forecast for snow and freezing temperatures in the next week.
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