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.If I have a really low fever and no other symptoms is it ok to go to class? What is the cutoff (99? 99.5? 100? 100.5?) before it’s not ok to go anymore?
I don’t think I have covid 19 but I think spreading a fever in this climate could cause panic and/or undue strain on BHS when it is more important than ever.
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Students can now access remote health care around the globe alongside continued in-person care— as Health Services has transitioned to providing care virtually in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The changes have been pretty dramatic for everyone,” said Executive Director of Health and Wellness and Associate Vice President for Campus Life Dr. Vanessa Britto MS’96, but “we are open for students who are on-campus and off-campus.”
Health Services aims to provide accessible remote care through phone calls and videoconferencing, according to Britto. “We have students call, and we talk with them about whatever their issues may be,” she said. “We can certainly follow up with any student who has a question or concern.” To utilize the service, students can call and schedule a time to speak with a provider remotely.
Health Services also remains open for students who are currently living on- and off-campus in the Providence area. “For those students who need to come on-site to be seen, we have a very small team of clinical providers” who are available for “any urgent needs that students have.” Britto added that students should call before coming in, as “we don’t have the person power and the capacity” to handle walk-ins and more routine concerns.
But she emphasized that “we would absolutely want to talk with someone, find out what the concern was and then help them manage it on a case-by-case basis.”
Kathryn Thompson PhD’22, president of the Graduate Student Council and doctoral student at the School of Public Health, commended Health Services’ telehealth efforts. Keeping in mind the needs of undergraduate, medical and graduate students, “Health Services has done a really good job of … responding very quickly and then offering services for students who are not only here on-campus but also off-campus,” Thompson said.
Thompson added that even for students on-campus and in Providence, providers at Health Services are skilled at screening for ailments that can be handled virtually, in order to limit exposure. However, “there are some things that you do need to see a physician or a nurse practitioner face-to-face (for), and I think they do a pretty good job of identifying that,” Thompson said.
For students away from campus, Health Services is still working with the same providers, Britto said. “That’s a really good thing, in that people are familiar with the providers, and the providers are certainly familiar with our students.”
Additionally, Health Services’ pharmacy can still dispense medication to students in the Providence area or in Rhode Island, Britto said. Due to licensure requirements, the pharmacy cannot mail medication out of state, but “the pharmacy can also transfer prescriptions to anywhere in the country that a student might be if they need a refill,” Britto said.
One area Thompson thinks Health Services could improve upon is the services and options provided during weekends. She knows students who have had to wait long periods of time to speak with a nurse and others who have had to figure out information about their prescriptions alone because of Health Services’ limited weekend availability.
To hopefully alleviate some stress about health-care coverage, Britto added that there are no changes to the University’s student health insurance plan. “Nothing has changed; everything is in place. People can be seen around the country, (as) UnitedHealthcare is a national network. Everywhere where UnitedHealth is accepted, the health plan will be in place,” Britto said. Virtual visits are also covered, according to a news release regarding University student health insurance.
Health Services has also been working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health, whose communication “has been … consistent but evolving,” Britto said, adding that this communication has been near daily.
Overall, Thompson believes that having the option to see a physician virtually is extremely helpful. “Everyone is trying to figure out exactly how to offer the best services to students and be (as) efficient as possible during times when things are just so rapidly changing,” she said.
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The University released its guidelines Aug. 11 for the free COVID-19 testing that will be required of returning students and employees during the fall semester. The summer testing pilot program currently in place will transition to this academic-year testing initiative beginning the week of Aug. 24. The new initiative will require routine, asymptomatic testing at least weekly for students, staff and faculty returning to campus or Providence.
Students and employees coming back to campus will be required to undergo a baseline test upon their arrival. For undergraduate students, arrival may range from late August to late September given the University’s new plan, under which the majority of students will not return to campus until the week of Sept. 21. “I can’t make an absolute guarantee, but the goal is that everybody will be tested on the same day they arrive or within the first 24 hours,” University Spokesperson Brian Clark said. Afterwards, everyone must participate in routine testing at least weekly.
University community members will be expected to undergo asymptomatic testing about every three or four days, Clark added, noting that this interval may change over time.
Any student exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms is asked to notify University Health Services. Health Services will screen the student and help arrange a virtual appointment with a clinician to assess the person’s health and schedule a symptomatic test if necessary, said Vanessa Britto, associate vice president for campus life and executive director of health and wellness.
Alongside these measures, asymptomatic, routine “testing is essential and really has to be one of the foundational elements for identifying and essentially stopping the community spread of (the) virus,” Clark said. Routine testing will “enable an understanding of the incidence of novel coronavirus in the on-campus population and help identify the proportion of asymptomatic positives over time,” according to the Healthy Brown website.
Testing “will help us understand exactly how COVID is impacting our students both on and off campus” and “understand what community transmission might look like,” Britto said.
Britto stressed the fundamental importance of asymptomatic testing to maintaining an understanding of the scope of COVID-19 on campus. “When you think about the age demographic of the traditional undergraduate population … 30 to 50 percent of that population is asymptomatic. They don’t have symptoms. They (may) have the disease, they may be incubating the virus, but without testing, we wouldn’t know,” she added.
The announcement about testing guidelines follows the University’s prior decision to conduct randomized testing of those returning to Brown this summer as part of its pilot program. By assessing the testing process and considering several testing partners over recent months, the University developed an informed strategy for the fall, Clark said.
Testing Frequency
To settle on a rate for asymptomatic testing, the University sought “a balance between frequent enough testing so that you get a clear window into prevalence on campus and whether there is a community spread … and something that’s practical to implement,” Clark said.
Testing frequency and the means of administering the test will vary on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the University’s issued guidelines. Clark explained that to help determine how frequently University community members should be tested, the University considered medical and public health experts’ recommendations to develop two categories, “with a focus on the amount of contact an individual is likely to have with other campus community members:” high contact and medium contact.
On-campus, off-campus and commuter undergraduate students and first-year, second-year and Gateways medical students will be considered high contact, and will all be tested twice each week.
Other high-contact individuals will also receive tests twice a week.High-contact individuals generally include those who satisfy the following criteria: remaining on campus for at least three days a week; learning, teaching, advising or supervising others in person; or working around students, in residences or in places where social distancing may not be feasible. Graduate students and University faculty in Providence meeting these criteria would be considered high contact, according to the Healthy Brown website.
Josh Neronha ’22 thinks this testing rate for undergraduates is “great” because “having community transmission at Brown is pretty much inevitable, and I think the best way to alleviate that is testing,” he said.
But many graduate students and faculty may fall into the medium-contact category.
Medium-contact people will only be tested once a week. This testing rate applies to graduate students or faculty who take classes or teach remotely or who work in private, on-campus offices or areas conducive to social distancing, as long as they will not be on campus for more than two days. The goal is to eventually be able to provide testing twice a week to medium-contact graduate students and employees at their request, Clark said.
Those who do not fall into either category include students and faculty who will be completely remote, meaning they will not be teaching, studying or researching on campus, as well as staff who are permitted to visit the campus weekly for at most half a day. Medical students on rotations as third and fourth-years, as well as Alpert Medical School faculty, must follow guidelines for health care workers that are separate from those of the University.
Additionally, higher-risk groups may seek access to tests prior to returning to campus, but “we’re not obligating anyone to be tested before they arrive” on campus, as doing so may prove challenging or unsafe for some, Britto said.
Depending on the public health situation in Rhode Island, testing frequency regulations are also subject to change — but likely, not in the immediate future. If, for example, “the numbers in Rhode Island are drastically less than what they are now, maybe there’s a possibility of cutting back on frequency many months from now,” Clark said.
Testing Process and Location
A nasopharyngeal swab will be used for all those who qualify for routine testing. Polymerase chain reaction, which looks for viral genetic material, will be used to analyze the test. “We have the most information about this type of testing, and so we’re trying to keep the science and evidence in front of us and base decisions on that,” Britto said.
The University will not be administering antibody tests at this time but “may consider conducting antibody tests in the future” if there are developments in public health guidance or research, according to the Healthy Brown website.
The University has chosen the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center as the location for asymptomatic tests to replace the summer pilot testing site at 205 Meeting Street in order to accommodate the influx of students, Clark said.
The University’s third-party partner for the summer testing pilot program, Verily, will continue to provide the staff and infrastructure for this testing, Britto wrote in an email to The Herald.
To maintain social distancing, asymptomatic people will typically self-administer the test while under the instruction and guidance of observing clinical personnel. If the student needs or requests assistance, the clinician can administer the test, Britto said.
Neronha received a baseline asymptomatic test this summer upon returning to campus to conduct laboratory research. He described the process as “honestly really easy. I was probably in and out in five minutes.”
Meanwhile, personnel from University Health Services will conduct all testing for individuals with COVID-19 symptoms, taking the necessary safety precautions, according to the Healthy Brown website. Summer symptomatic tests have taken place at Rhode Island Department of Health sites, but this location will change to a University facility for the academic year.
The University also plans to create a separate annex for students with respiratory symptoms within isolation and quarantine residences, and “symptomatic students will be swabbed there in the respiratory clinic,” Brito said. “It will be efficient for the student; it will be efficient from the standpoint of the consumption of healthcare resources.”
Lifespan laboratory partners in Providence will quickly process symptomatic test samples in the fall, Britto said. But the Broad Institute of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA will take over asymptomatic analysis with an expected turnaround of within 24 hours. It’s important that the result of a test comes back before the administration of a subsequent test for the safety of the community and so that a person who tests positive can be notified as soon as possible, Britto added.
Tracking and Scheduling
In implementing testing and symptom tracking, the University is continuing to work with Verily. Using Verily’s Healthy at Work online tool, Brown community members will have to complete a daily report of their symptoms and register for their tests.
Students who do not arrive for their scheduled test will receive follow-up communication, such as an initial reminder and request to reschedule, followed by additional measures as needed, the details of which are still under development, Clark said.
“We’re absolutely going to be mandating for those who are in isolation or quarantine to symptom track, and certainly we want people who are asymptomatic even to also be doing it,” Britto said. “On either side of this equation, it’s important.”
Britto also emphasized the importance of adhering to public health guidelines and health practices, including social distancing, hand washing and wearing face masks, regardless of the test results. “We really need people to do all three. It’s really, really important,” she said.
But if a student does test positive, PWN Health, which is the clinician network working with Verily, and UHS will contact them and provide further guidance, and the University will take appropriate action to ensure health and safety.
“If someone has a positive test, I want them to know that we’re here, we’re going to support people, we’re going to wrap services around them, we’re going to keep them comfortable, we’re going to monitor them closely, we’re going to be in partnership with them,” Britto said.
While students may feel relieved upon opening their inbox to an email from PWN Health confirming a negative test, “one of the most important things that we will stress this year is that a negative test does not mean any license to amend public health practices” since the result only applies to the time of testing and does not account for any exposure thereafter, Clark said. “There’s the danger of feeling a false sense of confidence.”
“It’s very easy for all of us, just from the standpoint of human nature, to develop issue fatigue, where over time you just get tired of following the rules. … So I would caution people to not let their guard down, to think about the fact that you may not experience symptoms but you absolutely could be incubating and therefore spreading virus,” Britto said.
A platform through which the University can publicly report data about testing results in the aggregate that are not linked to any individuals, such as, potentially, the weekly rate of positive tests on campus, is also being developed, Clark said. In doing so, the University would remain reasonably transparent without compromising privacy; individual test results would only be shared as legally required by public health guidelines and for contact tracing.
The University will employ its own contact tracing program established in tandem with the Rhode Island Department of Health. Additionally, University administrators addressing COVID-19 will receive more continuous, updated information about the quantity and location of people testing positive to better understand the pandemic’s prevalence and trends and assist with contact tracing, Clark said.
Regular testing will continue at the University for the foreseeable future. “This testing is going to be in place as long as we have folks operating on campus during the academic year here or until we get to the point many months from now when there’s a vaccine and we start to move past it. So, there’s not going to be any established end date at this point,” Clark said.
Acknowledging that not everything may turn out perfectly, Britto said, “we are doing our best to think through some of the permutations that would sort of keep the community healthy, the student population healthy (and) assessed as quickly as possible by people who are protected in the right ways, and get students the information they need quickly.”
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Updated 1:55 P.M., August 24, 2020
The Herald has compiled a list of on-campus services and resources for students returning to Providence as well as information detailing the policies and guidelines Brown has put in place for students living on and off-campus, which can be found here.
We will be updating this list as more information becomes available.
Health Services
Health Services is providing treatment for non-COVID illness and injuries by appointment only, both for in-person visits at Andrews House and for telehealth visits, according to the Health Services webpage. “Infection prevention measures” are being employed for in-person visits, per the website.
Appointments cannot be made online during the pandemic, according to a message on the patient portal — all appointments should be made by phone call to Health Services, at 401-863-3953.
EMS
Brown Emergency Medical Services remain available for those in the Providence area 24/7 at 401-863-4111.
In addition to its normal emergency services, Brown EMS is in the process of developing “ancillary services to support the campus response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” wrote Elaine Kim ’22, a member of the Brown EMS officer board, in an email to The Herald.
“While planning is still underway, BEMS is coordinating isolation housing services, including pharmacy and meal delivery to students in isolation housing,” Kim wrote.
CAPS
Counseling and Psychological Services will be available for the remainder of the summer and in the fall online through telehealth visits. “We are fully committed to our community and will be here for you, regardless of what is happening with the coronavirus,” read a message on the CAPS website.
Currently, CAPS hours are the same as University business hours (weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), and the CAPS website says that there will be “some extended hours this fall for students with time zone or scheduling challenges.”
Scheduling questions and other inquiries can be sent to counseling@health.brown.edu.
Dining
Students on meal plans will be limited to grab-and-go meals from dining halls in the fall, with individual students assigned to “specific locations and times to manage lines and reduce density among diners,” according to the Healthy Brown website.
When asked about the specifics of scheduling pick-ups, George Barboza, director of dining programs, wrote in an email to The Herald that an updated plan would be posted to the Healthy Brown website once final decisions are made.
The Sharpe Refectory, Josiah’s, Andrews Commons and Verney-Woolley will be open for pick-up meals.
There will also be vending options — including sandwiches, salads, beverages and snacks — in “nearly every residence hall and office building on campus” in the fall, per the Brown Dining Services website.
Mail
Mail Services will be completely closed from Aug. 22 to Sept. 15 in observance of the quiet period, according to an Aug. 11 email from the College. Mail services will resume after the quiet period.
University Shuttle
The University Shuttle will continue to operate in the fall at “reduced passenger capacity in line with state requirements,” according to the Transportation and Parking Services website. The page does not specify what the reduced capacity will be.
All passengers will be required to wear masks. Shuttle riders are encouraged to “select a seat that encourages social distancing from other passengers, as well as the driver,” according to the website.
Administrator On-Call
Student Support Services and the Administrator On-Call will remain available as resources for students through the rest of the summer and fall. According to the Healthy Brown website, students with urgent needs during the quiet period should reach out to either of the above services.
Student Support Services (401-863-3145) are available during business hours, while the Administrator On-Call (401-863-3322) is available outside of business hours.
DPS
The Department of Public Safety will continue operating as normal, including services for students like unlocking doors and granting students swipe access to residence halls.
“Everything is pretty much day-to-day operations,” John Heston, a sergeant with DPS, told The Herald.
DPS can be reached at 401-863-3322 for non-emergencies. For emergencies, call 401-863-4111.
Libraries
University libraries will remain physically closed for the near future. The libraries will continue to offer research resources online, including digital collections and virtual consultations with a librarian, according to the library news blog. Questions and digital requests should be sent to rock@brown.edu, or hay@brown.edu if related to special collections.
University libraries will also continue to offer limited contactless pickup of physical library materials, per a different blog post. Physical materials can be requested directly through Josiah, the online catalog, and instructions for pickup will be emailed directly to students by a librarian.
Global Brown Center for International Students
Although the Global Brown Center lounge and office are closed, staff will continue to provide support for international students remotely. GBC is still providing “advising, direction to resources and a space to feel heard,” according to an announcement on the GBC website.
GBC is currently developing “digital engagement projects to connect our community,” according to the announcement. GBC staff is available during University business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E.S.T., Monday through Friday) and can be reached by email, Zoom or phone at 401-863-6397.
This page will be updated as more information becomes available. If you have a question about a campus service you’d like to see answered, email us at: herald@browndailyherald.com.
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Health and Wellness services have been extended for all continuing Brown students for the summer starting Tuesday, May 26th through the end of August. There will not be a separate summer fee for services, which include telehealth visits with BWell Health Promotion, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health Services. Limited on-site visits, pharmacy and laboratory services continue to be available at Health Services. The hours for all departments are 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday. CAPS After Hours, Emergency Medical Services, the Sexual Assault Response Line and Nursing Advice will also continue to be available 24 / 7.
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Health and Wellness Services Extended
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Lynn A Dupont
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Today@Brown
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May 26, 2020
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Today@Brown
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Beginning Thursday, March 18th, 2020, Brown Health Services will be providing limited on-site visits by appointment only and no longer accepting walk-in visits at the health center. Over the coming days, we will be transitioning to the use of telehealth. We expect to complete the transition by Monday, March 23, 2020. Health care providers will continue to be available to speak with patients about their health concerns, and if necessary, arrange a scheduled appointment on site or via telehealth communications. Students are encouraged to communicate directly with their Health Services provider or with the nursing staff through their Brown Health portal at https://patientportal.brown.edu.
Note:
Health Services hours are subject to change; please check our website for updates.
The pharmacy will be open when Health Services is open to process prescription transfers or for students to pick up medications.
Nursing advice is available 24/7 at 401-863-1330.
For emergencies in the campus area, call 401-863-4111.
For emergencies out of the area, call 911.
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Health Services
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Lynn A Dupont
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Today@Brown
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March 17, 2020
Closure
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A poster in Faunce basement instructing readers to "COVER YOUR COUGH", "CLEAN YOUR HANDS", and contact Health Services if experiencing respiratory symptoms. Readers are told to visit www.brown.edu/health for more information. Copies of this poster were posted throughout campus.
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Nesya Nelkin '22
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March 13, 2020
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Today@Brown
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Given the March 14 announcement about the University’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, many members of the Brown community, understandably, have questions and concerns about potential exposure. The following overview includes information on how community members would be made aware of any likely exposure.
In a public health emergency such as the one brought on by novel coronavirus, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) serves as the lead in our state on tracking cases and advising individuals about potential exposure. RIDOH has a thorough case tracking and management process, and Brown’s health officials coordinate closely with the department on any cases that directly involve University community members.
In regard to the first confirmed case at Brown, RIDOH has communicated directly with each and every individual that may have risk of coronavirus infection based on contact with the diagnosed individual. If you have not been contacted, you are not considered by RIDOH as someone likely to come down with illness. The process will work similarly if subsequent cases emerge at Brown — RIDOH will communicate directly with all individuals who are deemed to be at risk given contact with a diagnosed individual.
It’s also important to make clear for any positive case at Brown that none of the contacts of the diagnosed individual are considered infectious or dangerous to anyone else, just by mere fact that they have been identified as a contact. The medical approach to isolation is to place people who may have been exposed to the virus into a solitary setting such that if they become ill, they do so in a controlled environment where no one else will get infected. And therefore, the “contacts of a contact” — people who did not interact with the diagnosed individual, but interacted with a contact of the diagnosed individual — are not deemed to have any risk at all, unless they are contacted by RIDOH.
To reinforce essential concepts of contagion, it’s important to remind everyone that coronavirus is not spread in moments of casual contact — such as passing in a hallway or brief interactions in a common area. Our most current medical understanding is that COVID-19 is predominantly spread by close contact with an infected person. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), close contact is defined as being within approximately 6 feet of a COVID-19 case for a prolonged period of time, or having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19 case (e.g., being coughed on).
Please also know that despite the specific questions that many in our community have, we must always honor the privacy and confidentiality of the health information of our Brown students and colleagues. This is both a legal and ethical obligation — and for those reasons, Brown cannot share specific health details related to individuals and their circumstances, unless instructed by RIDOH to do so.
Finally, please rest assured that the specialists at RIDOH are doing everything in their power to limit the spread of disease. If you believe that you have had close contact as defined above with a known COVID positive individual, we encourage you to reach out to your primary care provider or to RIDOH directly at 401-222-8022 for information, instructions and additional reassurance.
Adam Pallant, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Brown Health Services
Vanessa Britto, MD, MSc, FACP
Associate Vice President for Campus Life, Executive Director, Health and Wellness
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Response to Concerns about Possible COVID Exposure
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University Health Services
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Today@Brown
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March 17, 2020
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Today@Brown
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Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase nationally and here in our state, where the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has now reported 54 confirmed cases. We know that this continues to be a source of concern for all of those who continue to reside in Rhode Island.
This priority message re-states the contents of an email sent yesterday, as Brown is committed to using all available channels to communicate regarding this public health crisis.
We’re writing to share that among the new coronavirus cases reported locally, one includes a Brown community member. However, we want to make clear that this case involves an individual who has had no contact at all with the Brown campus at any time after becoming exposed. A faculty member returned from personal travel overseas and immediately self-isolated per the state’s directive to all returning travelers. This individual never returned to campus and has not been in contact with any member of the Brown community. While self-isolating, this individual was confirmed to have COVID-19 and informed the University out of an abundance of caution. This community member is now recovering at home, and no other student, faculty or staff member has had any contact.
Our foremost priority remains the health and safety of our community. And we have taken very important steps to minimize exposure on campus. We understand that the ongoing news reports about the spread of the virus may generate a lot of questions, and we want to share some key information about Brown’s approach to this national pandemic as cases increase nationally.
RIDOH to manage all public health reports:
As this public health crisis evolves, it unfortunately may not become uncommon that members of our community have exposure resulting from their personal activities away from Brown. Brown will continue to defer to RIDOH to make appropriate notification of contacts of positive cases, and Brown will not send communications to the community about positive tests. This is the appropriate public health practice being adopted also by many of our peer institutions in deference to the role of their public health agencies. This also recognizes our current remote learning and teleworking status, and that individuals may receive COVID-19 diagnoses in their activities across the country and around the world away from Brown’s physical campus.
Contact protocol:
Please remember that, in Rhode Island, RIDOH will communicate directly with all individuals who are deemed to be at risk given contact with a diagnosed individual in Rhode Island. If you have not been contacted, you are not considered by RIDOH as someone likely to come down with illness. For anyone with concerns about potential exposure, we encourage you to please read this March 16 letter to the Brown community:
https://covid.brown.edu/news/2020-03-16/concerns
Brown community members no longer in Rhode Island should become aware of the contact protocols of their local and state health agencies. As you may know, Brown does not manage this information.
Respect for privacy:
Finally, out of respect for privacy, we ask that if you know the identity of anyone being tested, please respect their privacy so they can focus on their health with the support of family, friends and medical providers.
As always, additional information on Brown’s overall response is available on our COVID-19 website:
https://covid.brown.edu/
Please continue to take care of yourselves take steps to remain safe during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Adam Pallant, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Brown Health Services
Vanessa Britto, MD, MSc, FACP
Associate Vice President for Campus Life, Executive Director, Health and Wellness
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RIDOH handling COVID case reporting
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Adam Pallant and Vanessa Britto
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Today@Brown
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March 21, 2020
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RIDOH
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Brown Daily Herald
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This collection consists of articles published by the Brown Daily Herald, the undergraduate daily student newspaper, in regards to COVID-19 at Brown.
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The Undergraduate Council of Students voted to endorse a call to action letter written by the coalition Students for Equitable Pandemic Response at the last UCS general body meeting of the academic year Wednesday evening.
The coalition, which was recently formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is calling for University administrators to work towards addressing issues of “healthcare, employment, academic expectations, room & board and the Rhode Island community,” according to the document.
Coalition leader Samy Amkieh ’21 presented the document to the Council over video conference and answered questions from general body members.
In the letter, the coalition demands that the University ensure no out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing and treatment for students enrolled in the Brown healthcare plan, extend coverage of the Student Health Insurance Plan for seniors, protecting the wages of permanent and temporary Brown employees until June 30 and providing hazard pay for those working on-campus during the pandemic.
While Brown is currently unable to extend coverage for seniors independent of the University’s insurer, “what they can do and what we want them to do is bargain on behalf of students and to work with other schools that are under United Healthcare to obtain an extension of coverage into the summer,” Amkieh said.
The letter also expresses support for Universal Pass at Brown, a student campaign that seeks to implement a grading system in which all students would receive a grade of “Pass” or “Pass with Distinction” in their courses this semester, according to the campaign’s Facebook page.
Organizers are also asking the University to pledge $10 million to mutual aid efforts responding to the pandemic in Rhode Island. The University has already contributed $100,000 to the Rhode Island COVID-19 Response Fund, which is supporting local nonprofits in the wake of the pandemic, in addition to partnering with the City of Providence and the Healthy Communities Office to provide a community meal service for Providence residents with “food security needs,” according to an April 3 community-wide letter from President Christina Paxson P’19.
S4EPR’s letter also asks the University to refund a full 50 percent of the semester’s total room and board charges for students, regardless of financial aid status. Since the University vacated campus about halfway through the spring, reimbursement amounts are calculated based on 50 percent of the semester’s total costs and each student’s level of parent contribution, The Herald previously reported. Reimbursement amounts currently vary depending on each student’s parental contribution, housing assignment and meal plan choices.
“It’s really wonderful that (the campaign is) trying to support students that are most vulnerable,” UCS President William Zhou ’20 said during the meeting.
“We don’t expect open arms, complete agreement for everything we’re calling for (from the administration) — in fact, we’re expecting the opposite,” Amkieh said. He noted the need for student involvement in order to achieve the campaign’s goals, saying that “going forward, we want students to take a stake in this because it affects all of us.”
The Council voted by a simple majority to publicly support the letter.
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UCS votes to endorse call to action from Students for Equitable Pandemic Response
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Jack Borris
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Brown Daily Herald
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Brown Daily Herald
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4/23/20
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