Coronavirus
SYMPTOMATIC TESTING
Students may make an appointment with their Primary Care Clinic via the Patient Portal or by calling 706-542-1162
ON-CAMPUS VACCINATION
Students may make an appointment with their Primary Care Clinic via the Patient Portal or by calling 706-542-1162.
Faculty/Staff may make an appointment with Allergy/Travel Clinic by calling 706-542-5575
- 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).
No, there is no need to repeat testing to confirm a positive result.
However, if your symptoms are not manageable at home, you should
schedule an appointment.
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.
- Per CDC guidance, you may return to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both of the following are true:
- Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
- You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
- When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masking, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors.”
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No. CDC does not recommend testing unless you develop symptoms. Refer to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for more information.
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.
- 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.