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What is the schedule for UMaine Machias on-campus COVID-19 testing during winter break, starting Dec. 20?

Vault self-collected COVID-19 saliva test kits will be used throughout the winter break for asymptomatic and symptomatic testing on the UMaine Machias campus. Pick up and drop off your self-collected COVID-19 saliva test kit from the Student Life or Head of Campus offices during normal business hours. Pre-test Instructions: Use a smartphone for registration and electronic signing of […]

What is the status of public access, pandemic protocols and general university operations for the fall?

The University of Maine System updated guidance is online. Among the highlights: Access to campus and university facilities for visitors: University System campuses, in general, are open. Visitors – along with students, staff, and faculty – are currently required to wear face coverings at all times indoors at this time, regardless of vaccination status. Many […]

What is the health and safety guidance about wearing face coverings in university facilities nights and weekends, including for employees on second and third shifts?

The same face covering guidance applies in university facilities on campus and statewide. If working alone in an office where the door can be closed, face coverings are not required. That includes custodians cleaning offices on second and third shifts. For anyone who leaves a closed office and enters a building’s public space, face coverings are required, […]

I have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. What should I do?

If you are identified as a close contact to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and if you are fully vaccinated, monitor for symptoms for 14 days and get tested within three to five days of the close contact. You do not need to quarantine as long as you remain asymptomatic. If you are […]

I am in-person on campus and have just tested positive for COVID-19. What should I do?

Stay home to isolate. Please do not come to campus (except for a medical appointment at Cutler Health Center based on your symptoms). Following CDC guidelines, employees and students can return to on-site work and classes on campus if they completed 10 days of self-isolation from the onset of symptoms and 24 hours with no fever […]

How do we report concerns about COVID-19 health and safety compliance in our university communities?

Please use our online form to report COVID-19 health and safety compliance concerns.

COVID FAQs for instructors for fall 2021

Where can I find the latest guidance? Please visit the Together for Maine website for the latest updates. Please note that this guidance may change if circumstances warrant. Is there a required syllabus statement for COVID-19? No, but we recommend including the following on syllabi: “To keep our campus safe, students are expected to comply […]

What do we need to know about COVID-19 testing on campus for the fall semester?

UMaine Machias’ phase nine, return-to-campus COVID-19 asymptomatic T3 saliva testing is Sept. 7–Dec. 14 for students and employees. Testing will be 9 a.m.–noon on Tuesdays and 2–5 p.m. on Thursdays in the Clipper Lounge in Sennett Hall. Those with an in-person presence on the UMaine Machias campus or at a university-affiliated facility/research site who are […]

What is the latest health and safety guidance regarding face coverings in UMaine and UMaine Machias buildings?

All students working toward fully vaccinated status are required to wear face coverings. That also applies to students coming to campus under an exemption granted for a documented medical contraindication or sincerely held religious belief exemption. Face coverings are required indoors for all persons – students, staff, faculty and visitors – regardless of vaccination status […]

Will there be UMaine Machias on-campus vaccination clinics?

In partnership with Eastport Health Care, two public COVID-19 vaccination clinics offering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson and two-shot Moderna vaccines will be held at UMaine Machias on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 for those who have been previously unable to access a vaccine. The clinics will be held from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. in the […]

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