Ļć½¶Šć to require COVID-19 vaccination or testing for all employees starting Oct. 1
Ļć½¶Šćnical Community College will require all full-time, part-time, and contract employees to either provide proof of vaccination or submit weekly COVID-19 test results starting in October.
In an email to employees Monday, Ļć½¶Šć President J.B. Buxton said as a community college we must act in the best interests of our community.
āIt is clear weāÆmustāÆtake further action to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19,ā said Buxton.
The College is offering two free vaccination clinics for anyone over the age of 12. This clinic is for Ļć½¶Šć faculty, staff, students, and community members.
First vaccination clinic:
September 1-2, 11 a.m. ā 2 p.m.
Second vaccination clinic:
September 29-30, 11 a.m. ā 2 p.m.
Both clinics will be held on Ļć½¶Šćās Main Campus in building 6, room 102. Walk-ins and are welcomed.
Buxton said Chief Talent and Equity Officer Angela Davis, Chief Operations Officer Patrick Hines, and Public Health Specialist Shaneka Grimes will lead the Collegeās efforts to develop and implement the process for vaccination documentation and testing.
āWe are strongly encouraging all Ļć½¶Šć students toāÆbe vaccinated and are providing accessāÆfor themāÆtoāÆon-siteāÆclinics and testing. It is our intent to take similar steps with our students as we are taking with employees, and we are working through the details and logistics of such an approach,ā said Buxton.
The College also will be offering free drive-through COVID-19 testing on Main Campus each Monday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Since Monday, Sept. 6 is a holiday, testing will begin Tuesday, Sept 7.
For more information, contact Desiree Towson, M.S., Communications and Public Relations Coordinator, atāÆallisontowsond@durhamtech.edu.āÆā¶ÄÆ&²Ō²ś²õ±č;