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New mask requirement leaves students concerned

DePaul’s updated mask requirement announcement left some students with a bad taste in their mouth. The announcement alerted students, faculty and staff that they are required to wear medical-grade masks like a KN-95 mask or an N-95 mask, or to double mask with a cloth and surgical mask.Tight-fitting surgical masks are also okay to wear.. ....

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SHIELD Illinois, the University of Illinois System’s in-state, non-profit COVID-testing unit, is partnering with DePaul University and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to launch a free community testing site at DePaul’s Loop Campus. ....

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DePaul is currently not going to require students, faculty and staff to receive a Covid-19 booster shot

DePaul will not require students to receive a Covid-19 booster shot, but the Department of Housing may ask on-campus students to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test prior to returning to campus. After Loyola University announced that returning students would be required to receive the booster, DePaul is only recommending students, faculty and staff. ....

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DePaul's mask mandate includes provisions for violators

Nationwide debates continue to rage over the efficacy and necessity of mask-wearing during this stage of the pandemic. In addition to a vaccine mandate, DePaul University is one of over 600 colleges in the country with an active campus mask mandate, posing a new set of challenges for staff members tasked with enforcing it. The. ....

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