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ISU updates guidance for face coverings
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Effective Monday, Idaho State University will remove the on-campus face-covering requirement for fully vaccinated individuals, President Kevin Satterlee announced.
Satterlee said in a letter to students the decision is based upon updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and is a huge step forward to return toward normal operations.
He said individuals who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine are still encouraged to wear face coverings in accordance with the CDC guidance. Vaccine appointments are widely available, and I encourage, and I do so in the strongest possible terms, all members of our Bengal family to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The science behind the vaccines is sound, and it is the best method by which we return our society to normal so we can all enjoy the activities and personal connections we have so greatly missed, he said.
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ISU to implement mandatory COVID screening for on-campus spring learning
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Patient getting tested for COVID-19 in Twin Falls earlier this year. | April 2020 file photo
POCATELLO Before classes resume in the spring, Idaho State University in Pocatello will be implementing mandatory COVID-19 screenings for anyone with an on-campus presence.
Screenings for students, faculty and staff will be free.
The self-collected, non-invasive saliva-based screening program will focus on asymptomatic cases those not displaying symptoms. Symptomatic cases will also continue to tracked and tested. Mask or face coverings will continue to be required on campus.
“We are doing everything we can to support the health and safety of our campus community,” University President Kevin Satterlee says in a news release. “This screening program is another tool intended to complement the public health guidelines we established earlier this year, which include physical distancing, face-cover