{"id":76312,"date":"2021-10-13T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/?p=76312"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T20:46:56","slug":"changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the continual\u202freview of the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program, the University has revised its employee testing requirements. Effective immediately, employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine (including the single dose Johnson &amp; Johnson or the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines) will no longer be required to receive a weekly COVID test prior to becoming fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Research continues to underscore that vaccine efficacy increases significantly between the first and second doses of two-dose vaccines. All employees are expected to continue to follow current health and safety protocols, including completing Dr. Chat Bot daily and masking indoors.<\/p>\n<p>This removal of the weekly testing requirement for employees who have received one dose will improve testing efficiency for the community while continuing to make safety a priority for faculty, staff, students, and patients, and focus our testing resources where they are most needed.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the University still requires all employees to be fully vaccinated by November 15, unless they obtain an approved exemption. Employees who have received an exemption must continue to be tested weekly as directed to comply with the University\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine policies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/policies\/policy\/covid-19-healthcare-provider-vaccination-policy\/\">#164<\/a>\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/policies\/policy\/covid-19-vaccine-policy\/\">#165<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/faq\/safety-protocols-for-everyone\/#testing-employees\">explore frequently asked questions about COVID-19 testing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the continual\u202freview of the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program, the University has revised its employee testing requirements. Effective immediately, employees who have received at least one dose of an approved&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[1016],"class_list":["post-76312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates","tag-oct-2021"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"COVID-19 Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Link-Preview-COVID-19-1200x630.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"webhelp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"webhelp\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"webhelp\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5\"},\"headline\":\"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\"},\"wordCount\":211,\"keywords\":[\"oct-2021\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\",\"name\":\"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5\"},\"description\":\"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/\",\"name\":\"COVID-19 Resource Center\",\"description\":\"University of Rochester\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5\",\"name\":\"webhelp\",\"description\":\"Administrative account for Web Services team\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center","description":"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center","og_description":"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/","og_site_name":"COVID-19 Resource Center","article_published_time":"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Link-Preview-COVID-19-1200x630.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"webhelp","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"webhelp","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/"},"author":{"name":"webhelp","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5"},"headline":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program","datePublished":"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/"},"wordCount":211,"keywords":["oct-2021"],"articleSection":["Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/","name":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program - COVID-19 Resource Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-10-13T22:43:01+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-10T20:46:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5"},"description":"The University revises weekly COVID-19 testing requirements for employees who have received at least one dose of an approved COVID vaccine.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/changes-to-the-universitys-covid-19-testing-program\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Changes to the University\u2019s COVID-19 testing program"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/","name":"COVID-19 Resource Center","description":"University of Rochester","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/#\/schema\/person\/2718ba65a2bc903ff7aeaa3aa3d978f5","name":"webhelp","description":"Administrative account for Web Services team","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88866,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76312\/revisions\/88866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}