Cornell U. : more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron in fully vaccinated students

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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/14/us/cornell-university-covid-cases/index.html

(CNN) Cornell University reported 903 cases of Covid-19 among students between December 7-13, and a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, according to university officials.

The school's Covid-19 dashboard was updated late Tuesday afternoon, accounting for the jump in case numbers reported.

"Virtually every case of the Omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot," said Vice President for University Relations Joel Malina in a statement.

As of result, the school has decided to shut down its Ithaca, New York, campus, where it has about 25,600 students. The university will move final exams for the semester online, cancel all activities and athletics and close the libraries, President Martha Pollack wrote in a letter to the student body posted Tuesday.

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[Texaswitchy]

1. How many wear masks.

So many people do not.

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3. Face Covering and Mask Requirements

https://covid.cornell.edu/prevention/face-coverings/

HEALTH & SAFETY

Face Masks

Masks must be worn indoors at all times, unless in a private, non-shared space (e.g., office or dorm room), when alone in an office, or when eating. Vaccinated persons may remove masks when alone in a cubicle (for the purpose of this guidance, a cubicle is defined as a space with three walls at least 5' in height). When indoors, unvaccinated individuals must maintain physical distancing when unmasked for eating and drinking. When outdoors, everyone should wear a mask when physical distancing is not possible.

Observe these additional precautions:

Minimize your time unmasked.
Minimize unmasked conversations.
If in groups, minimize the group size.
Outdoor eating is strongly preferred.

Masks are just one component of Cornell’s public health measures. Please see additional public health requirements for:

Faculty and staff
Undergraduate, graduate and professional students
Visitors
Mask guidance: Eating and drinking indoors
Meetings and events

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4. Damn.

I wear my mask every where in public.

All it may take once to get it.

Christmas will really spread this around.

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5. We will be in the country on Christmas at the country place.

No crowds for us.