Dear Allegheny College community,
COVID-19 update:
- During the last three weeks, eleven College employees tested positive for COVID-19.
- Six are vaccinated, five are unvaccinated.
- Thirty-two vaccinated contacts were identified, including eleven unvaccinated contacts.
- Three of the employees who tested positive for COVID-19 are connected outside of their employment at the College; I believe their transmission happened off campus. Other than that, the employees are spread across campus with no definitive cluster identified.
- All contacts are tested post-exposure; the timing and type of testing varies by vaccination status.
- Parkhurst management has decided to resume masking temporarily. We will defer to them to resume allowing vaccinated employees to work without a mask if they choose.
- One student has tested positive for COVID-19 since September 10, 2021.
Flu shots:
Our partners at Meadville Medical Center have helped us purchase 1,000 doses of the influenza vaccine. Keep yourself and your family safe from influenza during the holiday season.
- Flu shots will be available at no cost for students at the COVID-19 testing center in Wise from November 1 to 12.
- Sign up HERE for an appointment.
- Walk-ins are welcome during regular COVID-19 testing hours. If you come in to get tested, ask for your influenza vaccination and get it on the spot!
- After November 12, if we have leftover doses of the flu vaccine, we will offer those to employees.
Thanksgiving Break:
Vaccinated persons are welcome to travel over Thanksgiving break with a few requirements.
- Please register your travel HERE. If you travel, you will need two COVID-19 tests.
- You are required to obtain a COVID-19 test at the Wise Center as soon as possible when you return to campus.
- You are required to obtain a second COVID-19 test at the Wise Center three to five days after your travels.
Testing Hours
November 26: 3–7 pm
November 27: Noon–6 pm
November 28: 9 am–7 pm
November 29: 7:30 am–5 pm
November 30: 8 am–7 pm
December 1: 9 am–4 pm
December 2: 9 am–6 pm
December 3: 9 am–1 pm
- Sign up for both appointments HERE. As always, walk-ins are welcome.
- We have extended hours and extra nurses on site that week to make testing easy and fast.
- If you need a PCR test for your travel destination, we can help. Email Cindy Huya or walk in at least 36 hours before your travels. Our lab does not perform PCR tests on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.
Gator Strong.
Dr. Morrow