A. Stevens requires weekly COVID-19 testing of all students, faculty and staff who are on campus during the semester, and offers testing on campus. Individuals must be tested no more than five days in advance of their planned return to campus at the start of the Spring 2021 semester, and must self-quarantine until results are received. See the page describing COVID-19 testing protocols for more information on registering for and obtaining these tests. Individuals also have the option to be tested at off-campus testing sites at their own expense.
As of April 6, 2021, after consulting with our health advisors at Hackensack Meridian Health, Stevens will no longer require that fully vaccinated faculty and staff participate in weekly COVID-19 testing. To qualify for a release from testing, fully vaccinated faculty and staff must provide a record of COVID-19 vaccination to Stevens via Workday (see instructions below). An announcement regarding fully vaccinated students will be shared later this week.
Stevens follows CDC guidance to determine the definition of fully vaccinated for each type of vaccine. Based on this guidance, fully vaccinated means:
- Two weeks after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
- Two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
If it has been less than two weeks since your single-dose shot or since your second shot in a two-dose series, or if you still need to get your second dose of a two-dose vaccine, you are not fully protected and should continue to practice all prevention steps, including participating in the weekly testing, until you are fully vaccinated.
