Fall and winter bring an uptick in seasonal illnesses as the University community returns to campus and temperatures get cooler. The information below can help you and your community stay healthy during times of increased and seasonal strep, RSV, flu, and COVID activity. 

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In the coming weeks and months, many of us will travel, gather with people, visit friends and relatives, and go out to shop even more. COVID-19 is still among us, as are influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Before you travel, gather, visit, and shop, please take a moment to think about what you can do to prepare to protect yourself and the people around you.

Here are a few timely questions we have received, answered by UMTC Campus Public Health Officer Dr, Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

Here are a few more questions received as feedback on the previous messages, answered by UMTC Campus Public Health Officer Dr, Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

You ask, we answer. Here are a few more questions received as feedback on the previous messages, answered by UMTC Campus Public Health Officer Dr, Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

You ask, we answer. Here are a few more questions received as feedback on the previous messages, answered by UMTC Campus Public Health Officer Dr, Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

Can I make a bonfire with my masks?

No. Keep your masks because:

You ask, we answer. Here are a few more questions received as feedback on the previous messages, answered by UMTC Campus Public Health Officer Dr, Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

On what do the experts agree?

• The omicron variant is one of the most transmissible viruses known.
• Most people in the United States will get COVID-19. One in five already have.
• As more people are vaccinated and develop natural immunity, the pandemic will eventually subside. COVID-19 will remain, like influenza, an infectious agent that we will continue to deal with for a long time.

If people can be vaccinated and masked and still get COVID-19, what’s the point?

Ensuring a healthy University community

Many people across campus work every day to ensure the health and safety of our campus community. This responsibility is shared by many departments including those who provide health services, counseling services, food services, housing, facilities management, environmental health, and public safety. Many of these daily efforts are designed to prevent health problems at the individual level, and also to prevent community-level health problems.

Severe Summer Weather

Tornado

A tornado or severe thunderstorm watch means that conditions are right for severe weather to develop rapidly. If a watch is issued for southern St Louis County, the following steps should be taken:

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