{"id":5507,"date":"2021-08-26T10:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/machias.edu\/return\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2021-08-26T10:05:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:05:56","slug":"what-do-we-need-to-know-about-covid-19-testing-on-campus-for-the-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/return\/2021\/08\/26\/what-do-we-need-to-know-about-covid-19-testing-on-campus-for-the-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"What do we need to know about COVID-19 testing on campus for the fall semester?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">UMaine Machias\u2019 phase nine, return-to-campus COVID-19 asymptomatic T3 saliva testing is Sept. 7\u2013Dec. 14 for students and employees. Testing will be 9 a.m.\u2013noon on Tuesdays and 2\u20135 p.m. on Thursdays in the Clipper Lounge in Sennett Hall.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Those with an in-person presence on the UMaine Machias campus or at a university-affiliated facility\/research site who are not fully vaccinated and verified, as well as those who have a vaccination exemption, are required to participate. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. Full vaccination is verified by uploading vaccination cards in <a href=\"https:\/\/umaineportal.pointnclick.com\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PointNClick, the University of Maine System online COVID-19 portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Those required to participate in weekly testing will schedule their test appointment days and times every week by logging into the University of Maine System <a href=\"https:\/\/umaineportal.pointnclick.com\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PointNClick<\/a> portal. T3 saliva test results are typically available within 36 hours in PointNClick.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please bring your MaineCard to your weekly testing appointment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fully vaccinated and verified members of the UMaine community also can participate in the on-campus asymptomatic testing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Being fully vaccinated with vaccination information uploaded to <a href=\"http:\/\/umaineportal.pointnclick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PointNClick<\/a> exempts members of the UMaine community from phase nine weekly testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMaine Machias\u2019 phase nine, return-to-campus COVID-19 asymptomatic T3 saliva testing is Sept. 7\u2013Dec. 14 for students and employees. Testing will be 9 a.m.\u2013noon on Tuesdays and 2\u20135 p.m. on Thursdays in the Clipper Lounge in Sennett Hall. 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