Historically black college and university (HBCU) COVID-19 return-to-campus policies and prevention measures-Fall 2021.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-8, 2022 Oct 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2050857
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Examine publicly accessible HBCU COVID-19 policies and associations with community COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates, and utilization of a dashboard.Participants:
Excluding unaccredited or closed programs (n = 5) and those without COVID-19 information on website (n= 18), 76 HBCUs were included.Methods:
Data on vaccine requirements, masking, and other policies were collected. Student enrollment and demographics and community infection and vaccination rates were obtained from websites.Results:
Between August 15 and September 6, 2021, 36% of HBCU websites indicated vaccination requirements for students, with differences by private (57%) and public (17%). Masking requirements were more prevalent in HBCUs in areas with >50% community vaccination coverage vs those with <25%. Private institutions were more likely than public to require faculty/staff testing (34% vs 19%). HBCUs in areas with low/moderate COVID-19 rates were twice as likely to require vaccinations than HBCUs with higher rates.Conclusions:
Easily accessible COVID-19 policies may help guide community prevention measures.
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MEDLINE
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07448481.2022.2128685
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