Jan. 3, 2023

Dear students, faculty, and staff,

We hope your holidays have been happy and restful. Below are a few reminders as we move through respiratory virus season.

Don’t forget to complete an antigen test. Students must complete a take-home antigen test before their first in-person gathering at Dartmouth, and faculty and staff who have been away should test before returning in person.

Register to get a COVID-19 booster tomorrow or Jan. 9. Dartmouth is hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Jan. 4 and 9 at which students, faculty, and staff can get a bivalent booster vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna). Clinics will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (with breaks from 12 to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 6 p.m.) in the Paganucci Lounge at Class of 1953 Commons. Walk-in appointments are limited. Please schedule an appointment. Read our vaccination resources for more information.

If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate. Students, faculty, and staff who test positive for COVID-19 are required to isolate. Students must report a positive test to Dartmouth College Health Service at dicks.house.nurse@dartmouth.edu, and also notify their close contacts. Faculty and staff must report their positive test result to Axiom Medical by calling 833-408-1338. Axiom will notify close contacts who are Dartmouth faculty or staff and work with the health service to notify Dartmouth students. Faculty and staff must notify all other close contacts directly. Keep your health-care provider in the loop. Students who have questions can contact the health service.

If you have symptoms, wear a mask around others. If you feel sick, avoid others as much as possible. If you have to be around others, wear a face mask until you feel better. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, take a COVID-19 test, and if your result is negative, but you still feel sick, test again 48 hours later. It’s good practice to have at least two take-home antigen tests and a few masks on hand. Students, faculty, and staff can pick up tests and KN95 masks at pick-up locations on and around campus. Read our testing resources for more information.

We are looking forward to continuing the year with you, and we hope to see you around campus.

Sincerely,

Dave and Rick

David Kotz ’86, Provost

Rick Mills, Executive Vice President