COVID-19
COVID-19
Vaccine Documentation
As of June 5, 2023, UD students are strongly recommended but not required to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Student Health highly encourages students to remain up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination, which are available through our Immunization department. Please visit the UD coronavirus website for the latest campus COVID-19 information and policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students, faculty and staff who test positive for COVID-19 should follow the University’s current COVID-19 protocols.
- Stay away from others as much as possible to prevent spread of the virus. Do not interact with anyone who is not COVID-positive or attend in-person classes, work, parties, public businesses, restaurants, bars, gyms, etc. If possible, you should not share a bedroom or a bathroom with anyone else during this time. If you must share a bedroom and/or bathroom, remain masked at all times except when eating, drinking, bathing or sleeping.
- We are here for you! If you have concerns about your symptoms or medical history, need guidance on medications to take, or have any other questions, please call SHS at 302-831-WELL between 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekdays and the Highmark Nurse Line at 888-258-3428 after hours.
If you are experiencing any potential COVID-19 symptoms (such as fever, chills, body aches, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea), you should obtain COVID-19 testing. You should not attend classes or social events until you obtain a COVID-19 test. You can utilize an at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit (available at the Student Health Dispensary or Wellbeing Vending Machine in Perkins) or schedule an appointment at Student Health Services (SHS).
Medical advice is available to all students via phone through SHS at 302-831-WELL between 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekdays and the Highmark Nurse Line at 888-258-3428 after hours.
If you are experiencing serious symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness or chest pain, call 911 and be sure to tell the dispatcher if you suspect or know that you are COVID-19 positive.
Students, faculty and staff who are exposed to someone with COVID-19 should follow the University’s current COVID-19 protocols.
Please refer to these UD Coronavirus FAQs for COVID-19 testing information if you do not have symptoms.
Students can receive COVID-19 vaccines at Student Health Services (SHS). Please call the immunization department at 302-831-WELL to schedule an appointment. (Other immunization services are also available at SHS.)
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