Please see below for current guidance and information on COVID-19.
On May 11, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html#:~:text=The%20federal%20COVID%2D19%20PHE,to%20align%20with%20data%20changes
Here are the updated guidelines:
- Guidance of Confirmed Positive for COVID-19
The following information is guidance from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on guidance on confirmed positives and known exposures for COVID-19.https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html
Please review and follow the information below. We recommend that you inform your medical provider or Student Health Services (304 691-1100) that you have tested positive for COVID-19. They may want to provide additional guidance.
- Confirmed Positive for COVID-19:
If you have recently tested positive, you will need to isolate yourself for five days. Day 0 of isolation is the day of symptom onset or date asymptomatic positive test, whichever came first.
- Ending Isolation:
If you had symptoms and your symptoms are improving, you may end isolation after day 5, if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication). If you had no symptoms you may end isolation after Day 5.
- Regardless of when you end isolation, until at least day 11:
- Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.
- Remember to wear a high-quality mask when indoors around others at home and in public.
- Do not go places where you are unable to wear a mask until you are able to discontinue masking (see below).
Removing Your Mask (Two options)
- After you have ended isolation, when you are feeling better (no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and symptoms improving), wear your mask through day 10
OR
- If you have access to antigen tests, you should consider using them. With two sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, you may remove your mask sooner than day 10.
Students:
Undergraduate and graduate students: If you have in-person classes, please contact your professors/instructors to develop a plan for your coursework during isolation. Undergraduate students, please also complete the University Excused Absence form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=eLKaI7o7eEy0HYUIpUHgJS22Z83JJndCl_yXBaJderhUN0NQUVEySTdZMFhEWjU4WlNJQkw5QkFSNyQlQCN0PWcu
Residence Hall Students: Students living in the Residence Halls with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis should contact the on-call Area Coordinator at 304-962-6559 to determine the best practice for isolation/quarantine.
Employees: Please notify your supervisor of a confirmed positive COVID-19 test. COVID-19 illness are covered by the employee’s sick leave. For questions regarding use of sick leave, contact Human Resources.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines remain available through medical providers and retail pharmacies. To find a vaccine near you, visit www.vaccines.gov
Replacement Vaccine Cards – West Virginia
If you are in need of a replacement vaccine card, contact WV DHHR at https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/replacement-card.aspx to obtain a new card.
Additional Questions
Additional questions about COVID-19, should be directed at safety@marshall.edu.
Additional Links
CDC COVID-19 Isolation and Precautions Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html
Known Exposure COVID-19 Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/if-you-were-exposed.html
COVID-19 Treatment Locator: https://covid-19-test-to-treat-locator-dhhs.hub.arcgis.com/
Thank you and be well.