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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 2021 UPDATE to In-Person/Face-to-Face Human Research<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University leadership notified the campus community that effective August 1, 2021 that FSU would return to $B!H(Bnormal, pre-pandemic operations.$B!I(B However, some important exceptions
for in-person human research activities still apply, including that human research participants and study staff be informed that masks and full COVID-19 vaccinations are strongly recommended, and that unvaccinated persons (human research participants or study
staff) who test positive or come in close contact with known COVID-19 cases shall not be involved in any in$B!>(Bperson activities involving human subjects for at least 10 (ten) days after testing positive or close contact. New studies or IRB submissions involving
in-person research activities involving human research participants are required to conform to these exceptions. Existing studies may need to be modified accordingly if researchers plan to resume $B!H(Bnormal, pre-pandemic operations$B!I(B in their in-person human research
activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more detailed information, including instructions and resources, please visit our website at this link:
<a href="https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/ohsp/covid-19-and-human-research-studies/">
COVID-19 AND HUMAN RESEARCH STUDIES | FSU Office of Research</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please contact us at <a href="mailto:humansubjects@fsu.edu" title="mailto:humansubjects@fsu.edu">humansubjects@fsu.edu</a> if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office for Human Subjects Protection (OHSP)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Florida State University Office of Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2010 Levy Avenue, Building B Suite 276<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tallahassee, FL 32306-2742<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Phone: 850-644-7900
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHSP Group Email:
<a href="mailto:humansubjects@fsu.edu">humansubjects@fsu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHSP Web:
<a href="https://ohsp.fsu.edu/" title="https://ohsp.fsu.edu">https://ohsp.fsu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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