Faculty and Staff have a few options regarding COVID-19 testing/vaccination prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester:
- Upload your COVID-19 vaccination records
- If you tested positive for COVID-19 and our contact tracing team was aware, you don’t need to take any further action. Based on the date of your confirmed COVID-19 test, the COVID-19 response team will contact you via email if any further testing is required.
- If we did not know about your positive COVID-19 status, please upload your positive PCR test results or a positive antibody test to this eForm.
- If you choose not to be vaccinated and have not had a positive COVID-19 test or positive antibody test, you must have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to the start of classes on Monday, August 23.
- If you choose not to be vaccinated and have not had a positive COVID-19 test or positive antibody test, you will be a part of our random COVID testing protocols for the academic year.
Students have a couple of options regarding COVID-19 testing/vaccination prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester:
- Upload your COVID-19 vaccination records
- If you attended CMU last year and tested positive for COVID-19 and our contact tracing team was aware, you don’t need to take any further action. Based on the date of your confirmed COVID-19 test, the COVID-19 response team will contact you via email if any further testing is required.
- If you were not at CMU, or if we did not know about your positive COVID-19 status, please upload your positive PCR test results or a positive antibody test to this eForm.
- If you choose not to be vaccinated and have not had a positive COVID-19 test or positive antibody test, you must have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to move-in for those living on campus and 72 hours before the start of classes for everyone else.
Student's completing clinical experiences and internships with community partners may need proof of vaccination. Academic Departments will communicate with students about any additional requirements.
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If you choose not to be vaccinated and have not had a positive COVID-19 test, you must test 72 hours prior to move-in for those living on campus and 72 hours before the start of classes for everyone else.
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Prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester, we encourage students to test at a COVIDCheck Colorado site. CMU employees are encouraged to schedule a COVID-19 test with their primary care physician or through the Mesa County Health Department.
Students and CMU employees also have the option to test at the on-campus, walk-up COVID-19 testing site located on the east side of the Student Wellness Center (between the SWC and the band field off of Orchard Avenue). Sign up for a test at www.primarybio.com/a/cmu.
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If you choose not to be vaccinated and have not had a positive COVID-19 test or positive antibody test, you must have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to move-in for those living on campus and 72 hours before the start of classes for everyone else.
The type of test students must complete a SARS CoV-2 RNA PCR, RT-LAMP assay or NAAT CUE tests and results of the test must be COVID19 or SARS-CoV-2 RNA, “not found” or “negative”.
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If you have expressed COVID-like symptoms you will need to be evaluated before you can participate in group activities or return to classes. Please record your symptoms in Scout, which you can access through MAVzone. Please immediately return to your residence and contact the CMU Student Wellness Center COVID hotline at 970.644.3740. Employees should contact their supervisor and their primary care provider.
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If you have protective immunity (fully vaccinated, or have previously tested positive for COVID-19) you DO NOT need to quarantine.
- Please test 3-5 days after exposure. Please see information below on how to schedule a test.
- Please wear a mask when indoors for 14-days following exposure or until your test result is negative.
- If you develop symptoms, please schedule a test and quarantine until your symptoms resolve and you’ve not had a fever for at least 24-hours.
If you do not have protective immunity (are not vaccinated and have not previously had COVID-19) you NEED to quarantine.
- Stay home for 10 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19.
- Watch for fever (100.4◦F), cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19.
- If possible, stay away from people you live with, especially people who are at higher risk for getting very sick from COVID-19.
- Quarantine will end after day 10 without testing, and without symptoms. Should you choose to test, quarantine will end after day 7 with a negative test that was completed 3-5 days after exposure, and no symptoms have developed.
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If your test result comes back positive you will be contacted by a member of the CMU COVID-19 response team with instructions on what to do next. If you did not test at the CMU test site, please upload the positive test results to CMU via https://forms.coloradomesa.edu/#/form/200 In the meantime, you should isolate in your own residence, while you wait for a communication from the safety team.
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COVID-19 testing specimen samples will be obtained through swabbing the inside of the front of the nose using both nostrils, called anterior nasal swabbing, or collected via saliva. In most cases, nurses, medical assistants, nursing students or an instructional video will show you how to submit saliva or swab the inside of each of your nostrils. If done in person, a staff member will watch to make sure you collect the specimen correctly to ensure viable samples for testing. In some medical settings based on testing site, a nurse may swab the back of your nose, also called a posterior nasopharyngeal swab. All CMU on-site testing will use the saliva, or self-swab anterior nasal for specimen collection.
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When testing through the CMU test site, results will be returned within 24-48 hours of receipt to lab. Rapid tests will also be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and will return results within one hour.
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Testing at all sites will be free of charge to students, faculty and staff. In some cases, insurance may be billed as necessary/appropriate.
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For students, faculty or staff getting tested by their own doctor and not at one of the CMU testing partner sites, please upload the results to this eForm.
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Please fill out a COVID-19 testing waiver if you do not want to get tested and want to remain off-campus for the Fall 2021 semester. By signing the waiver, you are agreeing to forego utilization of indoor or outdoor campus facilities for all campus locations as well as campus events. In effect, this choice means you will receive your instruction and services via online modality.
Faculty/Staff COVID-19 Test Waiver
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If a student, faculty or staff member is selected for random testing, they will be notified via CMU email and/or SMS text message with instructions for next steps.
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Please report your symptoms in the Scout app and reach out to the Student Wellness Center or your primary care physician if you are not feeling well. If you have questions or concerns related to detection testing, please send an email to safety@coloradomesa.edu.
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