Coronavirus

Tired young mother sitting on sofa and working with laptop and documents while little kids having fun and making noise.

Women Are Facing Greater Interruption Challenges with Remote Work Than Their Male Colleagues

'Women have paid an additional price since the onset of the pandemic'

Jordan Buslewicz ’23 (ENG) tests a wastewater sample with Kingfisher Apex robot at the Microbial Analysis, Resources, and Services (MARS) facility. The Apex has quadrupled the number of daily samples that MARS personnel can test for COVID-19 (Lisa Nigro/MARS).

UConn Established as Center of Excellence for Wastewater-based COVID-19 Surveillance

UConn was one of the first universities in the country to implement the testing to detect COVID-19

A nurse administers a vaccine to a patient

Nursing Faculty and Students Administer Nearly 1,600 COVID-19 Vaccines at Over 90 Community Initiatives

The School of Nursing partnered with community organizations, such as Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford and Norwalk Community Health Center, over the spring and summer

UConn Health and JAX Commemorate Joint Fight Against COVID-19

Speakers at ceremony reflect on collaborative JAX/UConn Health accomplishments, which include administering more than 1.5 million SARS-COV-2 tests and over 40,000 vaccinations

Ninety eight percent of employees at Storrs and the regional campuses are in compliance with UConn's vaccine policy.

UConn Employees Overwhelmingly Complying With COVID Vaccination Reporting Policy

Nearly 98% of employees have complied with the policy by either submitting information on their vaccination status or requesting an exemption or deferral

Ivermectin tablets in a blister pack.Ivermectin has proven to be valuable in treating some diseases, but COVID-19 isn't one of them.

Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-Winning Wonder Drug – But Not for COVID-19

Although ivermectin has been a game-changer for people with certain infectious diseases, it isn’t going to save patients from COVID-19 infection

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Updated UConn General COVID-19 Q&A – October 2021

Answers to common questions about the University's COVID-19 policies

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UConn Health Researcher Focuses on Enhanced N95 Mask Protection

A UConn Health researcher has won a federal grant to develop respirator masks that could help mitigate the spread of airborne illnesses like COVID-19

Student using treadmills at the Rec Center on September 21, 2020.

Face Masks Do Not Increase Body Temperature During Exercise in the Heat, According to New UConn Study

This study is the first to show that masks cause no additional stress heat-related stress during exercise

Steven Angus MD, assistant dean of graduate medical education, and Angad Deengar, a pulmonary and critical care fellow, administer COVID-19 vaccine at the UConn Health FEMA mobile vaccination unit at St. Mary's Church in Norwich on May 5, 2021.

What Does Full FDA Approval Mean for a Vaccine Already Authorized for Emergency Use?

Full FDA approval is a milestone that may help build confidence among the vaccine hesitant