Campus Health Updates

The health and safety of UC’s Bearcat community is a top priority. 

On our campuses and throughout Cincinnati, our medical experts and health and wellness professionals work collaboratively to help ensure a healthy environment in which our students, faculty and staff can teach, learn, work and flourish.  

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we learned that by working together we can prioritize our health and safety and reduce the spread of communicable diseases.  

Let’s continue to work together and be mindful of viruses currently present in and around our community. 

Influenza


UC's medical experts encourage you to get a flu vaccine, learn about symptoms and when to seek medical care.

COVID-19


COVID-19 is still spreading. Take precautions and get tested as needed.  

Mpox


Mpox is a viral disease that has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. All members of the Bearcats community are encouraged to learn about symptoms, protective measures, and what to do if exposed. 

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Yahoo News: Is COVID now endemic? Here's what experts say.

September 15, 2023

Yahoo News published a story asking infectious disease experts if COVID-19 was transitioning into the endemic stage. One of the experts cited was Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

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WLWT: Health experts recommend getting newly approved updated...

September 13, 2023

The FDA approved and authorized new COVID-19 and booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer, as cases of the coronavirus have risen nationwide over the past few weeks. A CDC panel of outside vaccine advisers then voted by a wide majority to back new shots retargeted for newer variants ahead of the fall virus season. WLWT-TV interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

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