提醒大学社区继续采取新冠肺炎预防措施

宾州大学公园. – With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in 宾西法尼亚 and across the nation, Penn State is urging its community to continue to take health precautions and follow 疾病控制和预防中心的指导 (CDC)来保持自己和他人的健康.

“The most important thing you can do to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus and other viruses is to stay home when you are experiencing symptoms,”医生说。. 布鲁斯·克劳特是大学健康服务的高级主管. “所有的活动都与新学年的开始有关, including tens of thousands of students and visitors returning to our campuses for classes and events, we do expect to see a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in our communities. 当我们做好准备的时候, it is vital for everyone on our campuses to monitor their symptoms and follow preventative measures if they feel sick or think they have been exposed.”

如果你感觉不舒服或检测呈阳性
接触过COVID-19的个人应该 遵循CDC的指导 根据需要进行屏蔽、测试和隔离.

Those who test positive should stay home and away from others for a minimum of five days and may leave isolation on day six if they have been asymptomatic or if their symptoms have improved and they don’t have a fever for at least 24 hours. They should continue to wear a high-quality mask when indoors around others through day 10. Individuals who continue to experience symptoms after day 5 should remain in isolation until they are fever free for at least 24 hours and their symptoms are improving. 10天后仍有症状者应就医.

Students who are unsure if they should see a clinician can call University Health Services’ 24/7 Advice Nurse line at 814-865-4847 option 3.

检测呈阳性的学生应通过电子邮件将结果报告给 (电子邮件保护) 接触者追踪将通过电子邮件向他们提供隔离日期. Students living off campus should self-isolate at home and wear a well-fitting mask when around their roommates.

住在校园里的学生被鼓励在家隔离, 如果可能的话, as on-campus isolation space specifically for COVID-19 is no longer available. The University will work with students who are unable to return home so that they can isolate themselves as safely as possible. Additional guidance regarding isolation will be provided to students living in campus housing.

教师 and staff who test positive should stay home and inform their supervisor as they would with other illnesses. Individuals whose symptoms and job responsibilities allow may continue to work remotely or they can use accrued sick time as needed. 在联系了他们的经理之后, staff should designate their time in Workday as “Common > Sick” during their absence. 如果他们的病假时间已经耗尽, they can use “Common > Vacation” (or other earned time-off) or “Unpaid No Pay” for absences.

老师通知
取消了专门针对COVID-19的校园隔离空间, the university is no longer communicating students' isolation status to instructors. Students are expected to communicate directly with their instructors if they must miss class and/or lab related activities due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 and they are strongly encouraged to share their isolation dates provided by contact tracing with their instructors.

疫苗
欧博体育官网强烈鼓励所有社区成员留下来 及时接种COVID-19疫苗,包括加强剂量. 在大学公园, students can make an appointment with University Health Services (UHS) 通过myUHS 接受现代二价增强剂. 需要初级疫苗系列的大学公园学生, 联邦校园的学生和教职员工应该去参观 疫苗.政府 去找疫苗供应商.

Penn State continues to ask that students share their most recent COVID-19 vaccine information with UHS. 大学公园、联邦校园和迪金森法学院的学生 可透过“大学保健处”上传接种纪录. The University is no longer collecting data on vaccination status of faculty and staff except where required by law.

测试
在大学公园, students can schedule a COVID-19 test by making an appointment with a healthcare provider via myUHS. 除了, at-home rapid tests are available for students to pick up on a drop-in basis at UHS and upon request at 大学公园 residence hall commons desks during regular hours of operation. 在联邦大学校园, students should consult with their campus health center or Student Affairs regarding the availability of masks and tests.

Individuals should contact their health insurance provider to determine coverage for COVID-19 testing.

屏蔽
屏蔽 is no longer required in most areas on campus, with some exceptions. 除了这些领域, 哪些地方会有标识, 在生病或COVID-19检测呈阳性后戴口罩, the University encourages anyone who wishes to wear a mask on campus to feel free to do so.

健康保险
Many of the mandates requiring health insurance providers to fully cover COVID-19 treatment and prevention expenses ended when the national Public Health Emergency was lifted on May 11. Information on how this change impacted the Penn State Highmark Blue Shield health plans can be 网上找到. Individuals with other health insurance plans should contact their provider to learn about their specific coverage.

废水监测
欧博体育官网的研究人员将继续分析废水 on and near the 大学公园 campus to monitor changes in the amount of SARS-CoV2 virus that is detectable in the wastewater, which can serve as an early warning that COVID-19 is spreading in the community. 他们的数据可以在 宾夕法尼亚州废水监测系统网站.

在线资源
敦促大学社区参考 疾病预防控制中心网站 获取有关COVID-19趋势和预防的最新欧博官网app下载. 有关COVID-19的更多欧博官网app下载请访问 UHS网站.

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