COVID Safety Campaign FAQs

 

For the General Student Population and the Public:

You are encouraged to immediately notify your instructor and any College employee with whom you may have had direct contact with as a part of participating in co-curricular or support services and programs.

Please follow the guidance from the San Francisco Department of Public Health that can be found here https://sf.gov/youve-had-close-contact-or-positive-test, which includes:

Stay home for at least 5 days after start of symptoms (Day 0) or after date of first positive test (Day 0) if no symptoms.

  • Isolation can end after Day 5 if:
    • Symptoms are not present, or are mild and improving; AND
    • You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).
  • If fever is present, isolation should be continued until 24 hours after fever resolves.
  • If symptoms, other than fever, are not improving, continue to isolate until symptoms are improving or until after Day 10.
  • If th​e confirmed case has severe symptoms, or is at high risk of serious disease or has questions concerning care, they should contact their healthcare provider for available treatments.
  • Infected persons should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings.*
  • ​​After you have ended isolation, if your symptoms recur or worsen, get tested again and if positive, restart isolation at Day 0.

*After ending isolation (no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and symptoms are improving), confirmed cases may remove their mask sooner than Day 10 if they have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. If antigen test results are positive, the person may still be infectious and should continue wearing a mask and wait at least one day before taking another test.

Infected persons should notify close contacts to encourage them to get tested 3-5 days after exposure. Learn more on how to notify close contacts through the guidance on What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19​.

Same information articulated differently: https://sf.gov/youve-had-close-contact-or-positive-test

Please follow the guidance from the San Francisco Department of Public Health that can be found here https://sf.gov/youve-had-close-contact-or-positive-test, which includes:

  • Test within 3-5 days after last expos​ure.
  • Close contacts should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings and when near those at higher risk for severe COVID-19 disease (see masking section below for additional information).
  • Strongly encouraged to get vaccinated or boosted.
  • If symptoms develop, test, and stay home (see earlier section on symptomatic persons), AND
  • If test result is positive, follow isolation recommendations above (“What if a student tests positive for COVID-19?”).
For Employees (including Student Workers and Federal Work Study participants):

Please notify your supervisor immediately then follow the guidance from the San Francisco Department of Public Health that can be found here https://sf.gov/youve-had-close-contact-or-positive-test, which includes:

Stay home for at least 5 days after start of symptoms (Day 0) or after date of first positive test (Day 0) if no symptoms.

  • Isolation can end after Day 5 if:
    • Symptoms are not present, or are mild and improving; AND
    • You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).
  • If fever is present, isolation should be continued until 24 hours after fever resolves.
  • If symptoms, other than fever, are not improving, continue to isolate until symptoms are improving or until after Day 10.
  • If th​e confirmed case has severe symptoms, or is at high risk of serious disease or has questions concerning care, they should contact their healthcare provider for available treatments.
  • Infected persons should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings.*
  • ​​After you have ended isolation, if your symptoms recur or worsen, get tested again and if positive, restart isolation at Day 0.

*After ending isolation (no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and symptoms are improving), confirmed cases may remove their mask sooner than Day 10 if they have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. If antigen test results are positive, the person may still be infectious and should continue wearing a mask and wait at least one day before taking another test.

Infected persons should notify close contacts to encourage them to get tested 3-5 days after exposure. Learn more on how to notify close contacts through the guidance on What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19​.

Same information articulated differently: https://sf.gov/youve-had-close-contact-or-positive-test

Yes. Students and employees can report their current vaccination status, claim vaccination exemption, and upload supporting documentation via the MyCCSF Mobile App. Visit the COVID-19 Updates page for details.

If you have already uploaded your information to the website, you do not need to re-enter your vaccine or exemption request.

Effective October 1, 2021, the College’s COVID Safety Campaign vaccination website went live.  

Students and employees can report their current vaccination status, claim vaccination exemption, and upload supporting documentation via the MyCCSF Mobile App or Vaccination Status Website. Visit the COVID-19 Updates page for details.

If you are having issues uploading your records in the steps described on the webpage, or having any other technical issues, please contact: helpdesk@ccsf.edu.

Once your vaccination or exemption/negative test result has been verified, you will receive an email confirming verification which you must show to access campus facilities.

The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most important ways to keep everyone safe during this pandemic. San Francisco is currently vaccinating people who live, work, or learn in San Francisco and are 12 years and older. For more information about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, visit the San Francisco COVID-19 vaccination site.

Individuals may request an exemption from this requirement for one of the following reasons:

  • Medical
    • An excuse from receiving COVID-19 vaccine due to a Medical Contraindication or Precaution.
  • Disability
    • A verified physical or mental disorder or condition that limits a major life activity and any other condition recognized as a disability under applicable law.
  • Religious Objection
    • An individual’s objection to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is based on that person’s sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Individuals granted an exemption will be able to participate in in-person activities after submitting the results of a COVID PCR test taken within 72 hours (3 days) of the first in-person activity. Continued participation in in-person activities is contingent on the submission of weekly negative COVID tests. COVID testing is available in the Student Health Center.