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Mountain Day March and Olympics 2021 HEALTHY TOGETHER October has arrived, the weather is turning cooler and fall break is 10 days away. As we begin the 7th week of classes, we are delighted and relieved to see evidence that the COVID threat is beginning to wane. All of us hope that we will soon be able to relax some of our mitigation measures. With that goal in mind, however, please understand that Berry’s choices may be constrained by decisions being made nationally. President Biden has recently issued two Executive Orders requiring employers, including Berry, to mandate vaccines or ongoing testing for all unvaccinated employees. Student workers at Berry are likely included in this mandate. We are waiting for details regarding these Executive Orders and potential legal challenges. Meanwhile, NCAA testing requirements for student-athletes will probably continue. We will keep you informed about these matters in coming weeks. COVID BY THE NUMBERS BERRY: Percentage fully vaccinated: 82% students, 97% full-time faculty, 83% full-time staff Additional percentage partially vaccinated: 2% students, 1% full-time faculty, 2% full- time staff Moderate / Yellow level of risk. For week of Sept 30 – Oct 6: 1 student case Last week. Sept 23 –29: 4 student cases, 0 employees Number of active cases at Berry: 2 ROME/FLOYD COUNTY: Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40% Additional percentage partially vaccinated: 4% High / Orange level of risk 96 COVID cases in Floyd and Redmond hospitals. Compared to 207 on Sept. 8. 12.7% positive tests in last 14 days Compared to 26.7% on Sept. 8 451/100,000 new COVID cases in the last 14 days Compared to 1,837/100,000 in GA on Sept 8. Click the graphic for more events! If you have any COVID-related questions, send an email to [email protected]. Our staff will get back to you in a timely manner.
