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Return to Campus

Here are a few ways we can take care of ourselves and others:

• Please stay home if you are sick.
• Use precautions to prevent spread, including staying home and away from others if you have respiratory symptoms.
• If you are experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms or running a fever, please stay home.
• Refresh your knowledge of proper cough and sneeze hygiene as well as handwashing.
• If you happen to test positive for COVID, the current CDC guidelines include isolating while you have active symptoms. You can return to normal activities when you have no fever and have been symptom free for at least 24 hours. After the return to normal activities, you should mask for an additional five (5) days. Continued isolation may be necessary if symptoms do not get better or reoccur.
• Students should work with their instructors to navigate any class absences as they would other illnesses. Positive cases will be handled between the employee and supervisor.

Vaccination: Harper does not have a COVID-19 vaccine requirement (Health Careers students should check with their faculty about any program-specific requirements). The college strongly encourages everyone who is able to get vaccinated and boosted.

Masks: Masks are welcome, but not required. See campus mask guidelines.

COVID-19 testing: Testing is not required to come to campus, and the college no longer provides on-campus testing. The NCH Outpatient Care Center at Harper College offers COVID-19 testing; please check with NCH on any insurance requirements. In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has resources for finding low- or no-cost testing in the area.

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