COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response Fall 2022

MASKING:  Mask wearing will continue to be optional on campus. Those that have not been fully vaccinated are still strongly encouraged to wear masks. Those that have been exposed to COVID-19 or have recently had COVID-19 are asked to wear a mask as directed below under quarantine and isolation guidelines.

 

COVID-19 TESTING: Available COVID-19 testing on campus and in the community is limited. Students are strongly encouraged to bring COVID-19 self-tests with them to campus. Free COVID-19 tests are available for order at http://covidtests.gov. They are also available for purchase at most local drug stores. Testing will not be required before or upon arrival to campus. PLEASE test before leaving home to come to campus if you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. If you begin having COVID-19 symptoms or test positive for COVID-19 once you arrive to campus, contact Nurse Holly at 919-658-7888 or at HDaly@umo.edu.

 

COVID-19 VACCINE: The COVID-19 vaccine is not required, but highly recommended. The CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible. You are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines when you have received all doses in the primary series and all boosters recommended for you, when eligible. Please see below for specific information regarding each COVID-19 vaccine currently available. Please submit record of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters to Nurse Holly at HDaly@umo.edu, if you have not already done so.

Pfizer-BioNTech

Primary Series: 2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech given 3–8 weeks apart

Fully Vaccinated: 2 weeks after final dose in primary series

Boosters:

1 booster, preferably of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for most people at least 5 months after the final dose in the primary series

2nd booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for adults ages 50 years and older at least 4 months after the 1st booster

Up to Date: Immediately after getting all boosters recommended for you

Moderna

Primary Series: 2 doses of Moderna given 4–8 weeks apart

Fully Vaccinated: 2 weeks after final dose in primary series

Boosters:

1 booster, preferably of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for most people at least 5 months after the final dose in the primary series

2nd booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for adults ages 50 years and older at least 4 months after the 1st booster

Up to Date: Immediately after getting all boosters recommended for you

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen

Primary Series: 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen

Fully Vaccinated: 2 weeks after vaccination

Boosters:

1 booster, preferably of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for most people at least 2 months after a J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

2nd booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for adults ages 50 years and older at least 4 months after the 1st booster

Up to Date: Immediately after getting all boosters recommended for you.

People ages 18 through 49 years who received a J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for both their primary dose and booster can choose to get a 2nd booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after their 1st booster. The 2nd booster is not required to be considered up to date for people ages 18 through 49 years who got a J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for both their primary dose and 1st booster.

Novavax

Primary Series: 2 doses of Novavax

Fully Vaccinated AND Up to Date:  2 weeks after final dose in primary series, since a booster is not recommended at this time for anyone who has completed the Novavax COVID-19 primary series.

 

QUARANTINE GUIDELINES:

COVID-19 Exposure Precautions: If you were exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 or have been told by a healthcare provider or public health authority that you were exposed, here are the steps that you should take, regardless of your vaccination status or if you have had a previous infection.

After Being Exposed to COVID-19: Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed. Start precautions immediately.

  • Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure.
  • Continue precautions for 10 full days.
  • Day 6 get tested. Get tested as least 5 full days after your last exposure, even if you do not have symptoms. If you test negative continue to take precautions through day 10. If you test positive isolate immediately.
  • Notify Student Health Services anytime you have a positive COVID-19 test.

ISOLATION GUIDELINES: If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate regardless of vaccination status for 5 days. Wear a well-fitting mask if you must be around others in your home. You may end isolation after 5 full days, if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving. Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home on in public.

Seek emergency medical attention (call 911) for any of the symptoms below:

  • Trouble breathing
  • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
  • New confusion
  • Inability to wake or stay awake
  • Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone

 

IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION:

  • Contact Nurse Holly at 919-658-788 or HDaly@umo.edu, if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or test positive for COVID-19. During the evening/nighttime or weekend hours contact your RA.
  • If you are required to isolate, you will do so in place unless you live in a two person dorm room on campus. Those living in a two person dorm room on campus will be moved to an isolation room.
  • If you have not had at least the primary vaccination series against COVID-19, there is a $50 charge to stay on campus for isolation. The charge is regardless if you isolate in place on campus or if you are moved to a isolation room.
  • The COVID-19 dashboard will no longer be updated. Due to the wide variety of options for testing, specifically home testing, it is no longer a valid source of data.
  • It will be the responsibility of the student in isolation on campus to pick up their meals at the side door of the cafeteria at predetermined times. A mask must be worn when picking up their meals.
  • It will be the responsibility of the student in isolation to work out absences and missed work with their professors. If the student has any issues with this, please contact Dr. Telemeco, Vice President for Academic Affairs, at TTelemeco@umo.edu.

The University of Mount Olive will continue to monitor the pandemic, changing guidelines, and directives that may be issued by applicable health and government officials.

Vaccine Information

Everyone 6 months of age and older, across the nation, are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC, American College Health Association, and the University of Mount of Olive urges all college students to get the primary COVID-19 series and boosters as recommended by the CDC. The vaccine is not currently mandated, but highly encouraged.  Most retail pharmacies and some medical clinics are now able to accommodate same day appointments.

Locally, and in the state of NC vaccination locations can be found at NC Vaccine Finder.

Vaccine locations outside of the state of NC can be found at VaccineFinder.org.

A list of retail pharmacies offering the COVID-19 vaccine can be found at Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Then check your local pharmacy’s website where you live for vaccine appointments.

You can also contact your state health department to find additional vaccination locations in the area.

Vaccine locations in the Mount Olive area can be found below:

Wayne County Health Department, schedule an appointment at www.waynegov.com/vaccine.

Wayne UNC Health Care, schedule an appointment by calling 919-587-3900 or 984-215-6818.

Walgreens, schedule an appointment at https://www.walgreens.com/ or calling the Mount Olive location at 919-658-8510.

Walmart, 919-658-1701.

Please keep your vaccination record secure and submit a copy of your vaccination card to Health Services.

Sources: How Do I Get a COVID-19 Vaccine (cdc.gov) https://www.acha.org/ACHA/About/ACHA_News/Interim_Guidance_COVID-19_Vaccination_4.21.21.aspx