For the first time since March 2020, Calvin students have returned to campus without any major COVID-related restrictions; however, COVID-related considerations continue to affect campus life.
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From now until spring break, masks are recommended but optional in public areas of residence halls, the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex and on all floors of the Hekman Library except for the first.
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The COVID Response Team is ready to safely ring in the spring semester, announcing changes including updated isolation and quarantine requirements, mask recommendations and food and drinks limitations...
From Harvard to the University of Washington, campuses across the U.S. launched or will launch the spring semester online, hoping to mitigate post-holiday spread of the omicron variant. Calvin has a different...
Calvin will soon serve as an administration site for COVID-19 booster shots, offering the jabs on Nov. 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The shots will be offered alongside influenza vaccines at Calvin’s...
Throughout the past year, Calvin’s COVID-19 caseload rate has frequently been two times higher than that of Kent County. Calvin has also carried higher caseloads than other colleges in Kent County and...
Wastewater testing in on-campus residences provided forewarning of possible COVID cases in the Boer-Bennink community Saturday. The Knollcrest East apartments received a similar warning earlier this month.
The...
As vaccine mandates spread across the nation, the demand for vaccine exemptions is on the rise. Fifteen states allow philosophical vaccine exemption, 42 states permit religious exemptions to the vaccine...
From June to December 2021, eleven Calvin students will work with Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) to improve vaccine trust and accessibility in Kent County, where 61 percent of residents have received at...
The Track and Tennis Center will host a mass vaccination clinic Wednesday April 21. Calvin has more than 350 doses of the Moderna vaccine currently available and the ability to acquire more. Students can...
The FDA has recommended pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, which the Calvin clinic has been distributing to students and faculty.
This change comes after six women who received...
COVID-19 vaccine appointments are easier to book than ever. Spectrum Health expanded vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older on Tuesday, a week earlier than the expected April 5 date. Students, faculty,...
