As vaccinations against the novel coronavirus have begun distribution and administration across the country, Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) and BJC Healthcare have played a role in the incolutation process.

Despite concerns expressed by students over the last several months, Washington University will not provide asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to graduate students, continuing its policy from the fall semester.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine received a $5 million, two-year grant to provide 50,000 saliva COVID-19 tests to students, staff and teachers at schools in the St. Louis area.

As COVID-19 cases have increased in the St. Louis region, the Washington University community has simultaneously seen its own spike.

Washington University’s faculty and staff hiring freeze implemented in March was lifted Nov. 1. Individual schools can now begin to fill open positions.

A three-year-long process of building, planning and implementing has culminated in the release of the new Gateway Curriculum at Washington University’s School of Medicine.

Nearly all of the Washington University employees placed on furlough over the summer have returned to work for the fall.

Although Washington University’s COVID-19 dashboard provides enough information to recognize the University’s relatively strong performance against the pandemic so far, a quick comparison with the dashboards of peer institutions reveals that the University’s available data is limited.

As the coronavirus spreads and the crisis escalates, healthcare workers around the world are scrambling to keep up with the demand.

While much of campus is a ghost town, doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are busier than ever as they prepare for the spread of COVID-19 in St. Louis.