Covid-19

Covid 19 Guidelines from the Center for Disease Control

You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:

• Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
• You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. This is especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses.

Seeking Treatment When Experiencing Symptoms

Students

Any student seeking care through Center for Health and Wellness (CHW) will be required to test for COVID-19 if they are experiencing respiratory symptoms. Tests are located in the CHW entrance lobby in Browne Hall or you may call Health Services at 401-456-8055 to obtain them. You must then test in your dorm room or in your car. No testing is allowed in the lobby of Browne Hall. Masks must be worn by those with respiratory symptoms when seeking care in the Counseling Center or Health Services (even if negative for COVID-19).

Please Note: Free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government are no longer available.

Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff who are symptomatic and/or exposed can contact their primary care provider or visit an urgent care center. Staff and faculty members who test positive for the COVID-19 virus should notify their supervisors. Faculty and staff should also notify their primary care providers, particularly if they are immunocompromised or at risk for severe disease, to determine whether they are candidates for antiviral medication.

Vaccinations and Testing for Medical Imaging Students

COVID and annual Flu vaccines are mandatory. Medical and religious exemptions are not accepted unless approved by Brown University Health. Flu vaccinations are available to students free of charge. All students are required to be fit-tested for N-95 masks annually.