Thread by @thehowie

Yale Update (short thread)
0.15% pos.rate for students (0.17% undergrads⬆️; 0.1% grad students⬇️)
0.25% for faculty staff⬇️

Vaccination rates creep higher.

We are at VERY similar case levels to last year: why should be celebrate? Because we are MUCH closer to normal.

https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1447590082949570566

Last year, there were few classes held in-person and those that were held, were near empty. This year, full census in classrooms.

Last year, staff (including most/many faculty) & researchers were primarily WFH. This year, they are back to working on-site, albeit with some accommodations/modifications.

Last year, students were being tested twice weekly. This year, once weekly.

Last year, masking was required in and out of doors. This year, masking is required in MANY indoor situations, but certainly not all. ehs.yale.edu/mask-guidance

Last year, no sanctioned indoor entertainment or group meetings. This year, some limits on size, but many many events.

Last year without vaccines, Yale protected the surrounding community and our own community, but did so at great compromise to normal activities.

Vaccines have saved lives everywhere; but they are also giving us our lives back at Yale. /end