The Washington Post featured UNC’s in person opening and interviewed UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz who “defended the fall launch as safe and consistent with its public mission.” In the article Guskiewicz says was developed with guidance of experts in infectious disease and epidemiology. He added that as a father to a Chapel Hill student, he had a personal stake in campus health. “I would never ask the parent of another student to do something I wouldn’t do as a parent for my child,” he said in the interview.
David J. Weber, professor of medicine in infectious diseases, pediatrics and epidemiology, who advises the chancellor, said the plan is sound. He said he would not hesitate to recommend a reversal if the situation deteriorates to an unacceptable point. “We all need to stay flexible,” he said.
Read the article here.