UGA Campus Update
Fall 2021 Campus Update
Get Your Flu Shot on Campus Walk-in flu shots are available at the University Health Center Pharmacy for all students, faculty and staff Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Students can also schedule an appointment with their UHC primary care provider online at healthcenter.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-1162.
Faculty and staff can make an appointment with the UHC Travel Clinic by calling 706-542-5575.
COVID-19 Testing for Holiday Travel If you are traveling this holiday season where official documentation of testing is not required, plan ahead and get free asymptomatic testing at UHC. Please note: asymptomatic test result print outs do not meet the requirements for airline travel/clearance.
UHC does offer travel clinic consults and testing for a fee but individuals are not guaranteed same or next day appointments, so it is best to plan early. The Travel Clinic does provide appropriate and acceptable documentation that meets travel requirements for international travel. There is a fee for the visit and charges depend on what is ordered.
In addition, UHC’s lab offers same-day testing for $100. Results are sent via email.
Pop-up COVID-19 Testing Ahead of Holiday Break The UGA College of Public Health, in partnership with the UHC, will offer pop-up COVID-19 testing at the Tate Center ahead of Winter Break. Walk-up testing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and Dec. 20. No appointments are necessary for these services.
Reminder to Respond to the DawgCheck COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Response Survey If you have been notified, unless you have requested an exemption, you must promptly take steps to become fully vaccinated and that you must submit proof of your COVID-19 vaccination through the DawgCheck COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Response Survey as soon as possible after being fully vaccinated. More information on each of these processes is below. The deadline for receiving your final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is Jan. 4, 2022.
Face Coverings on Campus Please remember that face coverings are strongly encouraged when inside buildings on the UGA campus.
UGA has a number of face coverings available in several types and designs. Disposable masks are also available. Departments that are interested in having masks on hand can order them at no cost through UGAmart. Orders will be limited to the number of employees in the department or unit. Instructions for ordering face coverings can be found here.
Any students who want cloth face coverings can pick them up at no cost at Information Desks in the Tate Student Center and the Miller Learning Center.
COVID-19 Cases Reach New All-time Low With just two weeks left in the fall semester, reported cases of COVID-19 at the University of Georgia hit a new all-time low for the semester and a 22% decrease from the previous week.
A total of 18 cases were reported for the week of Nov. 22-28, a decrease of five cases from the previous week. This week’s figure also marks a 97% decrease from the peak of cases reported around Labor Day. The University Health Center (UHC) posted the data as part of the weekly update on its website Wednesday morning. Of the 18 cases reported in DawgCheck, 12 were students, five were staff members and one was faculty.
The positivity rate for UGA’s surveillance testing was low again this week, with two of 282 asymptomatic individuals testing positive for a rate of 0.7%. The UHC can test up to 800 individuals a day, and this service is offered free to the campus community.
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