COVID-19 & Health Services
The Pennsylvania Department of Health requires currently, under COVID-19 protocols, that every person wears a mask at all times while in public, maintains social distancing of 6 feet or greater from others, practices frequent handwashing and performs a "self-symptom checker" daily prior to leaving their premises. Students are encouraged to electronically notify their professors/coaches/deans if they are feeling ill and cannot participate in classroom or other activities.
Get Screened
Surveillance testing for students will occur at regular intervals throughout the semester. Jump to testing details or view the COVID-19 Dashboard.
Wear Your Mask
Expectations differ between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals as described in the Face Covering Policy. We ask all community members to act with care, empathy, and compassion around one another, and to voluntarily mask up whenever in doubt.
Maintain Physical Distance
You must maintain a distance of six feet or greater between yourself and others everywhere on campus (and off).
Self-Monitor for Symptoms
Students must conduct symptom self-monitoring (temperature and other symptom checks) every day that they are present on campus. Download a daily self-checklist.
Wash Your Hands
Use soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
Keep a Contact Journal
Use contact journaling to keep track of your contacts throughout each day; a "close contact" is contact with anyone for greater than 10 minutes within 6 feet of space. Download a contact journal template and .
COVID-19 Testing
By choosing to return to campus, students commit to the Community Expectations and Judicial Processes that have been shared by the Dean's Office. We will still expect all members of our community to take a nasal PCR COVID-19 test 7-10 days before you arrive back on campus. This test must be uploaded to your Haverhealth Portal.
Any student that plans to be on campus (living, working, commuting, etc.) will be required to participate in bi-weekly COVID-19 mass screenings hosted by Genetworx. Athletes will be required to participate every week. Students that "no show" for testing or scheduled appointments will be charged a $20.00 fee to their student account. Student account balances can be viewed by the student through the College's BIONIC system under "Self-Service/Student Center."
Genetworx
Haverford College has partnered with Genetworx to implement mandatory COVID testing for Spring 2021. You will receive an email from Aura (info [at] auratracker.org). If the email does not show up in your inbox, please check your clutter, spam, or junk folders. The Aura email will include a link to register for your Aura account.
Download the Aura App
COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines are safe, effective, and the best way to protect you and those around you from serious illnesses. Haverford College requires students to be vaccinated with a US FDA-authorized vaccines. Students coming from abroad unable to access an FDA-authorized vaccine may satisfy this requirement with a WHO-approved vaccine. Rite Aid will be onsite the first few weeks of the semester to provide students the opportunity to receive an FDA-authorized vaccine. Students with medical concerns (documented by their healthcare provider) or sincerely held religious beliefs (with a written letter of exception from clergy) may request an accommodation.
Providing Proof of Vaccination
Health Services requests that you wait until you receive the full vaccination series before uploading your proof of vaccination card. To upload this information to your HaverHealth Portal, click Document Upload, then COVID Vaccine- 2 Dose (Moderna/Pfizer) or COVID vaccine- 1 dose (J&J.
Safety in Vehicles During COVID-19
Traveling in a personal vehicle is comparable to being in an enclosed room. If you must ride in a car with someone else, wear a mask before entering the vehicle and throughout the whole trip, put the windows down, do not use the "recycle" setting for A/C, and avoid touching surfaces with your hands. Keep trips short, ideally under ten (10) minutes. Upon disembarking, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol as soon as possible and before removing your mask.
Flu Vaccines
Per ACHA and CDC guidelines, all students will be required to have a flu vaccine. Flu vaccines are encouraged to be obtained prior to arrival to campus and again, will be monitored for compliance with Health Services. Rite Aid Pharmacy will be on campus the first full week of campus for those students that were not compliant. Review the Immunization Consents information for the important forms and details.
Isolation and Quarantine
Any student that is symptomatic will be placed in quarantine until test results are reviewed. Any positive student will be placed in designated quarantine spaces with availability to telehealth, counseling, as well as academic support and dining services. The college has identified appropriate quarantine spaces and protocols in the event that a student(s) tests positive for COVID-19.The Health Center will be adhering to Pennsylvania Department of Health contact tracing guidelines.
Have questions about Quarantine?
Download Know the Difference: Questions and Answers About Quarantine (PDF) to learn more.
Summary of Quarantine and Isolation Categories
Note: A "close contact" is contact with anyone for greater than 10 minutes within 6 feet of space.
| Campus Quarantine | Room Quarantine | Isolation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Campus Quarantine is for students awaiting the result of their arrival test or who must quarantine due to Pennsylvania’s requirements regarding domestic travel. Students will have only limited access to campus facilities during their campus quarantine period and may not leave campus. | Room Quarantine is for students who traveled to campus from outside the U.S, have not submitted a negative COVID-19 test before coming to campus, or are an asymptomatic close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. During the room quarantine period, students may not leave their rooms other than to use their communal restroom (staggering use with hallmates). Meals will be delivered to all students in room quarantine, even if they are not enrolled in a campus meal plan. | Isolation is for students who have tested positive for COVID-19, had close contact with a positive COVID-19 case and who are symptomatic while awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test, or have COVID-19 symptoms even with one negative COVID test result and are awaiting results of second COVID-19 test. Students in isolation will reside in a separate, designated campus housing facility with a separate restroom, and will only leave this space once cleared by Health Services. |
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| Residential Accommodations | Student's own single bedroom | Student's own single bedroom | Specially-designated campus isolation facility containing isolation units that are single bedrooms or apartments with single bedrooms |
| Restrooms | Communal restroom with staggered use | Communal restroom with staggered use | Private restroom, or apartment restroom shared with another student who is COVID-19 positive |
| Movement | May not leave campus. May leave room for restroom, laundry, mail room, Grab-n-Go, outdoor walk alone (maintaining physical distancing at all times) | May leave room only for restroom | May not leave the isolation unit |
| Meals | May pick up Grab-n-Go from Dining Services | Delivered by Dining Services, even if not on meal plan | Delivered by Dining Services, even if not on meal plan |
| Class Attendance | Remote only | Remote only | Remote only |
| Visitors Allowed | No | No | No |
| Support Services | Telemedicine, counseling support, academic resources, and other campus support services | Telemedicine, counseling support, academic resources, and other campus support services | Telemedicine, counseling support, academic resources, other campus support services. Ambulance transportation to Bryn Mawr Hospital if medically necessary. |
| Housekeeping Services | Students may leave their room to deposit trash in hallway trash receptacle | Students may leave their room to deposit trash in hallway trash receptacle | Students may leave trash in hallway |
| Duration | 14 days for those following Pennsylvania orders about interstate travel. Those only awaiting their negative COVID test result will be alerted by Health Services as soon as the result is received. | Case by case: dependent on negative COVID test results or completion of quarantine requirement | Out of an abundance of caution for our students, the current expectation is that isolation will be 14 days. We recognize that the CDC and Pennsylvania Department of Health will continue to provide guidance and that this policy may shift. We will inform students in a timely manner of any changes in policies. |
| Mail and Packages | May collect mail from the Campus Center through reservation system | Central Services will deliver mail and packages outside door | Central Services will deliver mail and packages outside door |
| Off-Campus Food Delivery | May collect food delivered by local restaurants and grocery stores to Sharpless triangle | May not leave room to collect food deliveries | May not leave room to collect food deliveries |
| Library Resources | May go to library only to collect materials requested from library staff | May request delivery of library materials | May request delivery of library materials |
Preparing for Isolation or Quarantine
We recognize that this will be a hard experience for many students. While it is necessary to put these measures in place for the health and safety of the community, we encourage students to begin thinking now about how they would navigate these circumstances, based on their own personal needs. All students should prepare a quarantine bag with items that may include over the counter and prescription medication, face masks, hygiene items, phone and computer chargers, academic materials and books, self-care items, comfortable clothes and undergarments to last 14 days, thermometer, and comfort food. Planning ahead for social connections and emotional support will help tremendously. The College will be providing a range of support mechanisms for students in these spaces. We also encourage students to reach out to deans and other resources now if they are concerned about safely navigating isolation and quarantine experiences.
The Haverford Education Advocacy Resource (HEART) team members (Ahyana King, Alex Cooke, Heidi Leiberman, and Kelly Wilcox) are available as a resource for all students. If a student transitions to an isolation space on campus, the HEART team will reach out immediately and serve as the primary point of contact as they navigate this new experience. However the HEART team is a resource to all students seeking additional support, guidance and advocacy as they navigate the fall semester (in person or remotely). Please email kwilcox [at] haverford.edu for more information.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Student Health Services at (610) 896-1089 or hc-healthservices [at] haverford.edu.