March 27, 2023

Dear students, faculty, and staff,

Springtime in Hanover is quickly approaching, and we are looking forward to it. Below are a few reminders to help support your health.

Get a COVID-19 booster on March 29 or April 5. Dartmouth is hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics at which students, faculty, and staff can get a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna bivalent booster. Clinics will be held in the Paganucci Lounge at the Class of 1953 Commons on March 29 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with a break from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and on April 5 from 12 to 8 p.m. (with a break from 5 to 6 p.m.). Walk-in appointments are limited. Please schedule an appointment. Read our vaccination resources for more information.

If you have symptoms, wear a mask around others and test. If you feel sick, avoid others as much as possible and take a COVID-19 test. If you have to be around others, wear a face mask until you feel better. 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 locations on and around campus. Read our testing 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 their positive test result to the Dartmouth College Health Service by emailing dicks.house.nurse@dartmouth.edu, and also notify their close contacts. Faculty and staff must report a positive test result to Axiom Medical by calling 833-408-1338. Axiom will notify close contacts who are Dartmouth faculty or staff. Faculty and staff must notify all other close contacts, including Dartmouth students. Keep your health-care provider in the loop, as you may be eligible for treatment. Students can contact the Dartmouth College Health Service.

Get help with questions about long COVID. The effects of having COVID-19 are broad and varied and can include being sick with an active case of COVID-19 as well as experiencing chronic symptoms that persist after first being infected, known as post-COVID conditions or long COVID. Contact your health-care provider (the Dartmouth College Health Service for students) with questions about your health and read Dartmouth resources on coping with COVID-19 and long COVID for more information.

We are looking forward to seeing you around campus.

Sincerely,
Dave and Rick

David Kotz ’86, Provost
Rick Mills, Executive Vice President