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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Maskless students gathering on campus on Feb. 23, 2023.

COVID-19 vaccines no longer required for WSU students

ALISA VOLZ, Evergreen reporter February 24, 2023

WSU announced in a press release Jan. 26 that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be required for students beginning in the summer 2023 semester, although students in certain settings will still need to...

WSU to eliminate vaccine mandate for employees, contractors, and volunteers in most settings

WSU to eliminate vaccine mandate for employees, contractors, and volunteers in most settings

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor October 25, 2022

WSU is set to eliminate the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for employees, contractors and volunteers, according to WSU Insider.  The lifting of the mandate is coupled with Governor Jay Inslee’s announcement...

Monkeypox spreads through prolonged direct contact or large droplets, meaning it is not as transmissible as COVID-19.

Cougar Health Services offers monkeypox resources

FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor August 22, 2022

Cougar Health Services now offers monkeypox virus testing, providing results within two to three business days after the test.  The on-campus clinic will help students reduce rashes and the spread...

The diagrm shows how the Trojan virus carries part of the disease. After the cell is infected, it will divide and replicate to destroy the disease-causing cell.

Trojan horse but in virus form

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter December 9, 2021

WSU researchers received a grant to develop a new virus-killing technology against COVID-19.  The Trailblazer Award from the National Institute of Health and National Institute of Biomedical Engineering...

WSUs priority should be ensuring students get their degree and have a safe campus experience no matter what happens this academic year by providing them adequate guidance and support.

International students’ choice to be vaccinated should not impact education

GAYATHRI KRISHNAMOORTHY, Evergreen columnist August 19, 2021

Between trying to acquire a full vaccination status and exercising and defending their right not to be vaccinated, for WSU’s international students, the return to in-person classes is beyond stressful.  WSU’s...

Testing and vaccinating for the coronavirus is proving significantly more difficult than we thought.

OPINION: Coronavirus control is a lot harder than we think

DIANA RIOS October 7, 2020

An era of misinformation has led to the rejection of science and verifiable information, although this has proven to have visible cause and effect by the transmission of what we know as the coronavirus. March...

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