Weekly Corona Update from the Crisis Team , Week 46

Dear members and affiliates of the university,

In the following we inform you about the current situation at our university in the Corona pandemic.

+ Infection figures at TUK
In the current week, six new index cases have been reported at TUK. You can also view the development of the numbers on our TUK website at https://www.uni-kl.de/coronavirus. Furthermore, if you receive a positive test or are contacted as a suspected case, we urge you to register in the reporting portal at https://onlinemeldung.uni-kl.de/login. This is the only way we can maintain an overview of the infection situation and initiate appropriate measures to protect against infection.

+ CovIn STATIONS
The following stations are available for enrichment of the 3G status of the Intake QR code. One location is the Unisport Service Center on Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse, Building 28 (gymnasium). The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 15:00. The second location is the Student Service Center (SSC) in Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße, building 47. The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:00.

For enrichment you will need an Intake-QR-Code (https://kontaktverfolgung.uni-kl.de/), proof of 3G status (rapid or PCR test, vaccination certificate, convalescent certificate) and an identification document (e.g. ID card). When creating the basic Intake QR code, we ask that you provide complete address and contact information as required by the system. This is the only way we can ensure contact tracking. If you already have an Intake QR code, please complete your address and contact details accordingly.

Once again, we would like to specifically request that all students and faculty enrich their Intake QR code in the manner described (vaccinated, recovered) in order to attend face-to-face classes. Individuals who are neither vaccinated nor recovered must be tested regularly (rapid test) and have their Intake QR code re-enriched after each test. A rapid test is valid on the day of testing and throughout the following day. Self-tests cannot be used in this context according to the current status.

IMPORTANT: If you delete the cookies in your browser, then your generated QR code with your 3G status will also be deleted. Therefore, to be on the safe side, save the QR code in a separate file (PDF or image file) after creation.

Further information for students:

https://www.uni-kl.de/coronavirus/informationen-fuer-studierende

Further information for teachers:

https://www.uni-kl.de/coronavirus/informationen-fuer-lehrende-und-pruefende

The above statements refer to courses. For exams, however, the 3G rule according to CoBeLVO does not apply.

+ Mensa: Contact tracking with Intake

The Studierendenwerk has been implementing contact tracking with the Intake software used at TUK since 15.11.2021. We welcome the uniform approach as well as the common solution for contact tracking and ask all employees who use the Mensa to generate an Intake QR code. You can create your personal QR code at the following website: https://kontaktverfolgung.uni-kl.de/. Please be sure to include a complete address record (last name, first name, street address, zip code, city, and phone number). More information on contact tracking can be found here: https://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/kontaktverfolgung. Contact tracking is not required to use Bistro 36.

+ Intake: More than just contact tracking.
Intake, as a building block of our Corona protection concept, includes not only the ability to track contacts, but rather to ensure that all participants in courses meet 3G status. When Intake QR codes are enriched at CovIn STATIONS, there is a visual check of vaccination, recovery and testing records that no longer needs to be performed at the venue itself. In addition, and in order to better assess personal risk, e.g. at the specific seat, it is recommended to use the Corona warning app. The app provides information about the duration and distance at which an encounter took place. With the notification, the affected users* receive clear recommendations for action.

+ Development of the legal situation at federal and state level.
The crisis team intensively follows the current development of federal and state legal regulations. As soon as new legal regulations are known, we will check them for possible consequences at TUK and, if necessary, provide information in a new circular email next week.

+ Mandatory wearing of masks in corridors and foyers
In light of the above, we would like to point out that masks must be worn at all times in all hallways and in the foyers. This is regardless of whether you are traveling or temporarily seated at group tables.

+ Student Learning Tent

The tent on the Unisport grounds behind Building 28 (gymnasium) has been reconfigured as a learning space for students and has been open since Nov. 15, 2021. The opening hours are Monday through Friday from 09:00 to 18:30. The distance and masking requirement apply in the learning tent. The mask requirement is waived while maintaining the distance requirement at the fixed seating areas.

+ Kaiserslautern vaccination center reopens
In Rhineland-Palatinate, it is again possible to book an appointment for Corona vaccinations in vaccination centers since 18.11.2021. No matter if for first, second or booster vaccination. The vaccination centers will offer first and second vaccinations as well as booster vaccinations - in addition to primary care physicians and vaccination buses. The prerequisite for a so-called booster vaccination is that the second vaccination was given at least six months ago. The booster vaccination significantly improves the immune defense against SARS-COV-2 and is highly likely to prevent severe courses of the disease and hospital admissions. The Standing Committee on Vaccination currently recommends booster vaccination for all vaccinated persons over 18 years of age. People who are older and have reduced immune defenses as a result of disease particularly benefit from vaccination.

The reactivated vaccination centers, including the one in Kaiserslautern, are scheduled to open next Wednesday, November 24. Appointments can be made since yesterday either via the hotline of the state 0800 / 57 58 100 (Mon-Fri 8-18 clock and Sat-Sun 9-16 clock) or via the website impftermin.rlp.de.

+ Vaccinations in general
In the ongoing planning of "More Presence" in the winter semester, the highest possible percentage of vaccinated persons is an important factor. Therefore, University leadership welcomes and supports all regional immunization opportunities and hopes for extensive use by those individuals who are not yet immunized. This also applies to booster vaccinations with an mRNA vaccine, which have now been released to all persons 18 years of age and older.

+ Vaccination buses, next offerings
Several vaccination buses will travel through Rhineland-Palatinate until the end of the year. The vaccination buses will be parked at various parking lots of the participating cooperation partners, e.g. a number of supermarkets. Vaccination will take place every working day, no appointment is necessary.

In the next few days, several vaccination buses will come to the following locations in the immediate vicinity of Kaiserslautern and carry out vaccinations:

Friday, 19.11.

Weilerbach village square "Alter Bahnhof", 67685 Weilerbach, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Aldi Dahn-Reichenbach, An der Reichenbach, 66994 Dahn

Saturday, 20.11.

Bienwaldhalle Kandel, Schubertstr. 7, 76870 Kandel, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The other locations and times of the vaccination buses can be found here: https://corona.rlp.de/de/impfen/informationen-zur-corona-impfung-in-rheinland-pfalz/

+ Vaccination bus on 30.11.2021 on the campus of TUK
On Nov. 30, an immunization bus will again be located on Paul Ehrlich Street next to Building 28 (University gymnasium) on the TUK campus. The vaccination campaign, according to current plans, will take place in the tent on the grounds of the Unisport. Detailed information will follow in time for the event. Another stop is planned in December.

+ Testing opportunity on campus
A testing center has been available in 46/224 since Monday, October 18. From 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, DRK staff conduct rapid tests there - one free test per person per week.

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English Information

+ Vaccination Bus will come to TUK campus on 11/30/2021.
The Vaccination Bus will be coming to the TUK campus on Nov. 30 for another immunization drive. According to the latest plans, the vaccination bus will be located in the Paul-Ehrlich-Straße near to building 28 (university sports hall). A team of the DRK will carry out the vaccinations from 8 am to 4 pm in the tent.

+ Vaccination of persons vaccinated with a vaccine not approved in the EU.
The Permanent Vaccination Commission of the Federal Government (STIKO) recommends adult persons who have been vaccinated with a vaccine that has not been approved in the EU to date to receive a new vaccination series with an EU-approved vaccine. The STIKO points out that this might lead to stronger vaccination reactions. Only with such an additional vaccination, the EU "vaccinated" status can be received. This note applies in particular to international students and visiting scientists at TUK. Re-vaccination can be done, for example, in the vaccination bus that will come to TUK on 11/30/2021.

+ General Information
For our international staff and students we would like to point out that an English version of our weekly newsletters is published regularly on the English version of our corona webpage shortly after the German newsletter has been sent around. The newsletter allows you to keep track with all current developments at TUK with respect to the corona pandemic. Please see here: https://www.uni-kl.de/en/information-on-the-coronavirus

The current guidelines and further information can be found online at https://www.uni-kl.de/coronavirus/. Subscribe to the RSS feed at the email address: www.uni-kl.de/coronavirus/rss.xml to be notified immediately of any changes.

If you have questions, you can reach the crisis team at corona[at]uni-kl.de.

Stay well!

Best wishes

Your university management