Coronavirus
SYMPTOMATIC TESTING
Students can make an appointment with their assigned UHC Primary Care Clinic or call
706-542-1162
ON-CAMPUS VACCINATION
Students can make an appointment online.
Faculty / Staff should call
706-542-1162 or 706-542-5575
UHC will have the COVID vaccine starting 9/13/24.
Students can schedule through the patient portal in their home primary care clinic or TACC.
Faculty / Staff / Dependents (16 years and up) should call Allergy / Travel at 706-542-5575 to schedule an appointment.
- Age 12 years and older: You are up to date when you have received:
- 1 dose of the 2024–2025 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine OR
- 1 dose of the 2024–2025 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine OR
- 1 dose of the 2024–2025 Novavax vaccine unless you are receiving a COVID-19 vaccine for the very first time. If you have never received any COVID-19 vaccine and you choose to get Novavax, you need 2 doses of 2024–2025 Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to be up to date.
- Certain factors could be reasons to get a vaccine sooner rather than later, such as:
- Personal risk of severe COVID-19
- Risk of COVID-19 in a family or household member or other close contact
- Local levels of COVID-19 illness
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: COVID
You should review your course syllabi and contact your instructor(s) to
share this information. If you need general support or assistance with
this correspondence, you can connect with Student Care & Outreach (sco.uga.edu; 706-542-7774).
While UHC provides a verification for a visit to our facility, we do not
provide medical excuses. Students should work with their faculty
regarding the absence.
Isolate in place for 5 days from the start of symptoms. To calculate the 5 day
isolation period, day 0 is the first day of symptoms and day 1 is the
first full day after symptoms develop.
Please refer to https://housing.uga.edu/student-wellbeing/?nav=cs#illness
No. CDC does not recommend testing unless you develop symptoms. Refer to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for more information.
Visit CDC Domestic Travel During COVID-19:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html
Visit CDC International Travel During COVID-19:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: VACCINES
Paid UGA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to receive the vaccine. This includes faculty, staff, and students at UGA’s extended campuses. In addition, faculty/staff/student dependents ages 16 and up, and active employees and currently enrolled students of other USG institutions are eligible to receive COVID vaccines at UHC.
To view the latest CDC recommendations, please visit CDC: Stay Up to Date with Vaccines
- Picture ID
- Insurance Card (if you are insured)
- Your COVID vaccine card or proof of your previous vaccine.
- The morning of your appointment you will receive a link to a patient questionnaire, please complete this prior to your appointment. If you do not receive the form, we will provide one for you at check in.
Yes. If a patient is eligible, both influenza and COVID vaccines can be administered at the same visit. If a patient is due for both vaccines, providers are encouraged to offer both vaccines at the same visit.
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