COVID-19 Information

1. Asymptomatic Pool Testing (if you have no symptoms)

• RT-PCR testing
• Performed at COVID testing sites on campus (College Club and Beebe Dining Hall) 
• Students tested twice per week
• Anterior nares testing, self administered
• Performed through the Broad Institute 
• Results typically available within 24-hours
• Results available online 

What happens if there is a positive pool?

• Members of the positive pool will be called back for individual testing that will include: 

1. Rapid Antigen test- results within 15 minutes
2. RT-PCR test- results within 24 hours

• Quarantine/Isolation protocols will be followed as appropriate based on positive individual tests 
• Individuals will not be quarantined/isolated until individual testing is performed 

2. Symptomatic Testing (if you have symptoms) 

• RT-PCR testing
• Performed at Health Services (when open). After hours testing can be arranged at a Newton-Wellesley testing site 
• Students tested only if symptomatic and recommended by Health Services 
• Anterior nares or nasopharyngeal testing
• Performed through Newton-Wellesley Hospital or the Broad Institute
• Coming soon: Rapid PCR testing availability in Health Services! 
• Results typically available within 24-hours
• Results available online

Please let Health Services know ASAP about any new symptoms you may be experiencing.

• Call Health Services at 781-283-2810

• Fill out the daily Symptom Tracker

Symptoms may include:

• fever, body aches, unexplained fatigue, loss of taste or smell, nasal congestion, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea 

If you are experiencing symptoms, stay in your room until you speak with Health Services! 

Quarantine: you are a close contact of a positive COVID case (you have been exposed but are not positive for COVID) 

If you are fully vaccinated:

• No quarantine is required if you have no symptoms
• You will be required to test on day 3-5 after the exposure
• You will be required to wear your mask consistently for 7 days
• You should monitor symptoms carefully and report any symptoms to Health Services 

If you are not fully vaccinated: 

• You will quarantine for 10 days from the last contact you had with the case (as long as you have no symptoms and test negative on Day 8). 
• Quarantine space in the College Club (private bathrooms)
• You will continue to be tested in your quarantine room 
• Daily check-ins from Health Services 
•  

Isolation: you have COVID-19

• You will isolate for 10 days from the positive test or day of first symptoms
• Isolation space in Dower (shared bathrooms)
• You will not be re-tested for 90 days after your positive test
• Daily check- ins from Health services 

Students are required to be fully vaccinated in order to be on campus. A very limited number of exemptions have been granted. 

Please contact Health Services if you need assistance with vaccinations

• Documentation of any vaccine received to Health Services via email or uploaded directly to the Patient Portal. 

1. Log into Patient Gateway
2. Go To “Ask a question”

• You can click on this directly from the right sidebar

OR

• You can click Messaging on the top sidebar → Ask a question

3. Click on “Non-Urgent Question"

4. Click on the drop down “Choose a Recipient” and select Health Service Provider (Jennifer Schwartz or Patricia Wefald)
   *If you do not see either of these names, this means you have never ben seen for a visit at our office. In this case, please call us at 781.283.2810 during business hours and we can send you an email to reply to.
5. Click on the drop down “Select a Subject” and select “Non-Urgent Medical” Question”
6. You can write a brief message in the text box (ie: Here is my COVID vaccine proof.
7. To upload forms, click on the “Attach an Image” button on the bottom of the screen

8. Hit send when all the fields are filled in and the documents are attached

If you need to obtain a PCR COVID-19 test before traveling, find a test site near campus or Health Services can place an order for you to have the test done at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.