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CFSB Center to be new vaccination site Posted By: Features Editor February 5, 2021 Cady Stribling Murray State will become a regional COVID-19 vaccination site for the coming months, according to a press release by the University. The CFSB Center will become a regional site, Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday, Feb. 4. Murray State is one of four new location sites in Kentucky. The CFSB Center will begin to give out the vaccine on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and Feb. 17, from 8 a.m. to noon on both days, according to the press release. Chief medical officer Bob Hughes said these two dates will be for those weeks and is subject to change based on the size of the vaccine shipments. ....
Cady Stribling [email protected] The University’s COVID-19 response team made two significant changes over winter break. Rapid testing is now available on campus and the required quarantine period for those exposed to the virus has decreased. Director of Communication Shawn Touney said the quarantine policy was changed from a 14-day quarantine period to a seven to 10-day period. “Due to the CDC’s updated quarantine policies, in consultation with our local health department, Dr. Bob Hughes, chief medical officer, state officials and others, we have updated our quarantine period from 14 days to seven-10 days, depending on the type of test administered,” Touney said. ....