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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Evanston encourages new bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine after CDC authorization

September 9, 2022

Evanston’s updated COVID-19 vaccination recommendations encourage individuals ages 12 and older to receive the new bivalent booster targeted toward omicron variant in accordance with the Centers for...

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Northwestern provides limited COVID-19 resources for fall, citing stable campus case data

August 15, 2022

Northwestern released updated COVID-19 guidelines in a Monday email, to take effect for the remainder of the summer and into Fall Quarter. The University continues to require COVID-19 primary series...

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Evanston refers residents to local pharmacies, health care providers for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines after CDC expands eligibility

June 26, 2022

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to children older than six months, Evanston recommended ways to get vaccinated in a Thursday newsletter. Children...

A purple and white sign with the words “masking is optional” in big white letters on a green background. Two purple wildcats are printed below the words, one with a mask and the other without.

Northwestern continues to relax COVID-19 guidelines amid rise of new omicron variants

June 16, 2022

Northwestern provided updates to its COVID-19 guidelines for the summer in a Thursday email. While COVID-19 vaccination is still required of all community members — except those granted exemptions...

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NU COVID-19 positivity rate dips before Dillo Day weekend

May 23, 2022

Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate declined more than two percentage points to 7.11% from last week’s with almost three-fourths the number of new positives. However, testing numbers also declined...

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