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Health Advisories

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 to align with common practices for other respiratory viruses. This update was based on several factors impacting the landscape of COVID-19, including vaccination, broad immunity and/or natural infection, and available treatments for infected people. Kean Students should follow the established CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance for all respiratory viruses, including COVID-19:

Respiratory Virus Guidance

  1. Stay home or in your room and away from others when you are ill. This means do not attend class or campus-sponsored events or report to work. 
  • Symptoms of respiratory viruses, such as COVID, Flu, Colds and RSV, that spread to others may include but are not limited to fever, chills, cough, nasal congestion, headache, muscle aches, sore throat, and runny nose.
  • Residential students may leave their residence hall to pick up food to bring back to their residence. They are not to eat in public areas while they are ill (fever or other symptoms) and must wear a mask when leaving their residence.
  1. Test yourself for COVID and/or Flu.
  • It is important to understand that testing remains essential to reducing the transmission of respiratory viruses.
  • We encourage you to seek medical care when you are not feeling well, wear a mask around others, and get tested to determine the cause of your illness.
  1. Return to your normal activities, including class and work, wearing a mask.
  • You may return to your normal activities 24 hours after your fever ends (without the use of fever-reducing medications) and your symptoms are improving but you should wear a mask around others for the next 5 days. 
  1. Mask and take added precautions over the next 5 days. 
  • When you go back to your normal activities, you should wear a mask around others for the next 5 days to help reduce the risk of spreading illness.
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or elbow when you cough or sneeze.
  • Wash your hands frequently.
  • Clean high-touch surfaces such as countertops, handrails, doorknobs, and TV remotes.

Seek Medical Care and Treatment If You Need It

  1. Individuals with risk factors for severe illness from respiratory viruses should review the CDC guidance and seek healthcare immediately.
  2. Students can contact Student Health Services via the Student Health Portal or call 908-737-4880 for an appointment.
  3. Residential students may leave their rooms for medical appointments but must wear a mask.
  4. Treatments for COVID-19 and Flu can lessen symptoms and shorten the time you are sick.  They may also reduce the risk of complications, including those that can result in hospitalization. 

Reporting Positive COVID cases

Students are no longer required to notify Student Health Services when they test positive for COVID-19.

Respiratory Virus Vaccinations

Immunizations are a core prevention strategy to lower the risk of respiratory viruses. The CDC recommends that you stay up to date with your immunizations. Kean does not require COVID-19 or Flu vaccination; however, we strongly recommend that you stay up to date with respiratory virus vaccines each year.