Action required: New guidance issued for respiratory illnesses including COVID

April 24, 2024

Earlier this spring, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued new guidance to unify the approach to addressing risks from a range of common respiratory illnesses, which include COVID-19, flu, and Respiratory Syncytial virus or RSV. Due to decreased hospitalizations and deaths associated with COVID-19, it can now be prevented and treated similarly to flu and RSV. The CDC continues to encourage maintaining up-to-date vaccinations against these respiratory illnesses for everyone eligible to do so. Read more on the Campus Health website here.

Action is required by May 21 to comply with the COVID data retention and disposal requirement.

COVID Data Retention and Disposal

In accordance with the Audit and Compliance Services Report findings (Report No Audit WFU-2204) the COVID Data Retention working group was established to develop a plan for addressing the proliferation of Google documents and email widely used to store and share information about test results, vaccination and other personal information collected as part of the campus protocols for managing the COVID pandemic.

Each department and/or unit is asked to designate a person or persons with knowledge of any COVID-related information gathered during the identified period.  The designated departmental representative is responsible for reviewing the elements of the policy below. Each representative is required to respond by no later than May 21, 2024. Read more on the Campus Health website here.