COVID-19 Roundup: 1st Vaccinations Given; Symptom Survey to Add Color-Coded Status – UC Davis

The Davis campus opened its COVID-19 vaccine clinic for employees Monday afternoon (Feb. 1) and is now taking appointments for people who qualify for vaccinations in Phase 1A of the government-specified allocation plan.

Supply is limited. The campus received 500 doses of Moderna vaccine this week and expects the same number next week, said Cindy Schorzman, medical director of Student Health and Counseling Services.

The clinic in the Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom is an alternative for employees who otherwise should look to their health care providers for COVID-19 vaccinations. For example, UC Davis Health runs a clinic for its own patients. But, if your opportunity for vaccination at UC Davis comes earlier than it does at your health care provider, then you can make an appointment at the Davis campus clinic, though you will have to wait until your turn in the allocation system.

Appointments can be arranged through the Health-e-Messaging (the same portal used to make COVID-19 testing appointments). At your vaccination appointment, you will be required to show personal identification and proofyou meet the eligibility criteria.

Phase 1A is for health care workers and others whose job duties put them at greater risk for contracting the virus. The list includes Aggie Public Health Ambassadors and employees who work directly with infected people in Occupational Health and Student Health and Counseling Services, veterinary medicine, police and fire, and Student Housing and Dining Services (employees who support the campuss quarantine and isolation facilities). COVID-19 researchers also are included in Phase 1A.

Next will come Phase 1B, Tier 1: employees and students who are 75 and older. Keep checking the UC Davis COVID-19 Vaccine Program webpage to see when you are eligible. Note: The distribution system is subject to change, based on evolving guidance from local and state public health officials and as directed by the UC Office of the President.

The first batch of vaccine from Moderna arrived at the Activities and Recreation Center at about 4 p.m. Monday. Inside, Yolo County public health staff had already begun training campus Fire Department personnel including firefighters and student emergency medical technicians to give the vaccinations.

The firefighters and EMTs practiced injections using empty syringes then opened the clinic. No appointments had been scheduled, because the timing of the vaccines arrival had been uncertain so the first doses went to testing kiosk employees who had been called in, avoiding any wasted doses.

Changes are coming to the Daily Symptom Survey when it moves to the Health-e-Messaging portal this Friday (Feb. 5).

The survey as originally configured responded with Approved or Not Approved messages for access to campus facilities. Friday, the survey will respond with one of four color-coded statuses as detailed in this chart:

Accessing the survey: Go through Health-e-Messaging or continue using the buttons on theDaily Symptom Survey webpage.

Once you complete the survey, you will receive an email confirmation with detailed information about facility access and any additional items related to your survey status. If approved to access campus facilities, you will be required to show your approval notice upon entry.

This transition is the first step in a process to connect COVID-19 testing and flu vaccination data with the Daily Symptom Survey. Campus visitors, contractors and other temporary campus affiliates will still use the visitor version of our Daily Symptom Survey.

Monday (Feb. 1), the campus added a Reporting COVID-19 button to the home page of theHealth-e-Messaging portal. The button is for employees and students, who arerequired to report to the campusif they receive a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result or a COVID-19-positive diagnosis from a physician, or if they are advised by an outside/community case investigator that they are a close contact of a COVID-19-positive person.

The button will take you to a reporting form, which also be used to submit questions or concerns about members of the campus community having COVID-19.

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