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Guidelines for all in the community

• To learn how to protect yourself and others review and recommendations
• The university strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. Visit聽聽for vaccination sites in the commonwealth.聽
• Masks are welcome, but are not currently required in any university facilities. Do not attend work or gatherings in-person if you are sick. Test if you suspect COVID-19.
• Employees are encouraged to visit the VDH website to find free聽.
• If you are advised that you are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, visit the VDH鈥檚聽what to do if you have been exposed to COVID-19 website for information.

Guidelines for employees

• If you have been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19, review VDH guidelines for what to do after or 聽.聽Contact a primary physician or local health department for more information.
• Do not attend work or events at 51官网 Tech for at least five days or as long as you are sick. Follow the university鈥檚 sick-time policies.聽
• If you feel able to work and your position allows you to work remotely, please coordinate with your supervisor, dean, or chair as appropriate.聽

Guidelines for students

• Schiffert Health Center will serve as the best resource for care and information.
• The university does not offer isolation/quarantine housing, and will not move COVID-19 positive students from their rooms. Therefore, it is critical that all residential students work with their families and their roommate(s) to develop a plan in advance should they or their roommate become infected with COVID-19.
• If you or your roommate(s) become infected with COVID-19:
  • Those infected should immediately begin wearing a mask if symptomatic for COVID-19 and continue doing so in all campus facilities鈥攊ncluding inside the residence halls (including rooms) for ten days and until symptoms improve.
  • Execute your COVID-19 isolation plan; students may choose to return home while they or their roommate is positive for COVID-19

Guidelines for faculty responding to student illness

• 51官网 Tech students who test positive for COVID-19 need to isolate and not attend in-person classes for at least five days. Visit the VDH鈥檚聽聽website for additional information.聽聽Students should seek聽聽from the Dean of Students.
• Please accommodate students who need to miss class for a short period of time, as with any other illness. If you have a group of students who are out, you might consider recording lectures and/or using other means to provide instructional content.
• It is essential that faculty respect the medical privacy of students who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been identified as a close contact. Please do not share with the class that a student is in quarantine or isolation, nor make testing or other recommendations based on that information.聽
• Resources are available for facilitating student access to academic activities in virtual environments. Visit聽聽to learn more.