Dear Kent State University Student,
You have received an exemption from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. We thank you for taking this important step to be compliant with the university’s vaccine requirement.
As part of your exemption, you are required to get tested weekly to ensure that you do not have COVID-19. This semester, your testing begins the week of Jan. 31.
If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days, you do not need to take this weekly test. You will be exempted from the weekly testing during that 90 day period, but you must submit proof of your positive COVID-19 diagnosis here. After the 90 days are over, you must test weekly.
There are two ways you can comply with this testing requirement.
- You may perform an at-home test and submit your results here: My COVID-19 Dashboard - Kent State University. This test does not have to be proctored. Test kits are available free on our regional campuses at these locations. You may order free, at-home tests from the federal government here, or you may purchase test kits at a pharmacy, the cost of which may be reimbursed through your medical insurance carrier.
- If it is more convenient, you may stop by and get tested at one of the Visit Healthcare locations on the Kent Campus. For the week of Jan. 31, only the Eastway Lounge site is open, offering testing between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Expanded morning hours are available on Thursdays beginning at 7:30 a.m. When you get your test results, you will need to submit them here: My COVID-19 Dashboard - Kent State University.
We remind you that failure to comply with this required testing may result in a referral to the Office of Student Conduct.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation as we strive to keep everyone on our campuses healthy as this pandemic continues.
Sincerely,
Lisa Dannemiller, M.D.
Chief University Physician
Interim Director, University Health Services
Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., MPH
Director, Pandemic Institutionalization Effort
Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Program Coordinator – Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health