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COVID-19 Updates

June 13, 2022

Testing Center

Providence College’s on-campus testing center is closed for the summer.

Vaccination

Students (including new students in the 2022 fall semester) are encouraged to be up to date on COVID-19 vaccination prior to arrival for the beginning of the fall semester. According to public health guidelines, a person is up to date when they have received all doses in a primary series of an approved vaccine and all recommended boosters. Students and their families are advised to become familiar with current CDC guidelines and to discuss vaccination with their healthcare providers.

Documenting Vaccination

Students (including new students in the 2022 fall semester) who have been vaccinated are asked to upload documentation, in the form of a scan or picture of their vaccination card, to the college’s secure database. Please click the button under “initial documentation.”

Masks

While Providence College suspended its indoor mask requirement in February of this year, instructors retain the option of requiring masks in their classrooms. Accordingly, students should be bring a supply of N-95, KN-94, or surgical masks when they arrive for the fall semester.

Testing and Vaccination Information

SPRING 2022

since Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
as of Friday, May 20, 2022

ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING CENTER (ON CAMPUS) TESTS
Students
Tests Administered 1,666
Positive Results 99

Faculty and Staff
Tests Administered 1,283
Positive Results 32

RAPID TEST POSITIVE RESULTS (primarily symptomatic cases)
Students 40
Faculty and Staff 5

SELF-REPORTED POSITIVE RESULTS
Students 100
Faculty and Staff 48

VACCINATION STATUS OF POSITIVE-RESULT STUDENTS
Exempt (unvaccinated) 10
Vaccinated 227

2021-20222 ACADEMIC YEAR

since Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021
as of Thursday, May 20, 2022

ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING CENTER (ON CAMPUS) TESTS
Students
Tests Administered 7,804
Positive Results 229

Faculty and Staff
Tests Administered 3,806
Positive Results 88

RAPID TEST POSITIVE RESULTS (primarily symptomatic cases)
Students 90
Faculty and Staff 14

SELF-REPORTED POSITIVE RESULTS
Students 774
Faculty/Staff 97

VACCINATION STATUS OF POSITIVE-RESULT STUDENTS
Exempt (unvaccinated) 47
Vaccinated 1,026

Note: Positive results reflect a true count of tests. In a few instances, individuals may have tested positive more than once.

VACCINATION RATES
as of Friday, May 20, 2022
Full-time Students (all levels) 98%
Part-time Students (all levels) 94%
Full-time Faculty and Staff 97%