The Baylor Information Call Center is available at 888-283-2158 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday-Friday for any questions you may have. The Call Center also will be open Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22-23, from noon to 5 p.m.

We encourage you to explore the Frequently Asked Questions below that may provide some helpful answers or information.

Baylor University will have same precautionary measures in place as we did in Fall 2021 through the first two weeks of the Spring 2022 semester. This includes required twice-weekly testing for those who are not exempt from testing and required masking in certain indoor areas such as in all academic classrooms and labs.

This proven "Swiss cheese" model that layers protection, from availability of testing to following public health protocols, will allow an in-person experience and a normal, robust array of rich academic and extra-curricular activities. The University will continue to monitor the variant's impact over the next two weeks and at that time determine if we can adjust protocols, providing any revised guidance by Monday, Jan. 31.

Baylor faculty, staff and students can use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form at www.baylor.edu/vaccine to upload their completed vaccination card, including a booster dose if they have had one, which will exempt them from required twice-weekly testing.

PLEASE NOTE: To successfully access this form, you must be logged in to your own Baylor-provided email account.

Baylor residence halls opened as planned on Jan. 13, but with the requirement that every student - vaccinated and unvaccinated - living on campus during the spring semester take a free Baylor-provided COVID-19 test within 24 hours of moving into the residence halls.

An off-campus test will not be accepted. On-campus students must test at a Baylor campus testing location to fulfill this requirement. There is no cost for this testing. See updated on-campus testing hours and locations on the testing webpage.

EXEMPTIONS: You will be exempt from arrival testing if:

(1) You previously have tested positive within the past 90 days with a lab-verified test at an MLD testing location on the Baylor campus. If this is the case, Health Services will already have your record of your positive lab test and you will be exempt from testing.

OR

(2) You have submitted documentation of an off-campus lab-verified positive test within the last 90 days to Health Services. Students and employees can use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form available at www.baylor.edu/vaccine to upload lab-verified test results. (*See home test results information below. Please note that home test results are not accepted for Panhellenic testing.)

If you have taken part in Panhellenic recruitment, your MLD test(s) taken during the recruitment period will count toward arrival testing.

Unless you are exempt with a 90-day exemption from Health Services, on-campus residents (vaccinated or unvaccinated) will be required to test within 24 hours of arriving at your residence hall. See updated on-campus testing hours and locations on the testing webpage.

*Recorded means that the Health Center will only accept a video recording of the home test if all components of the test are included in frame and visible throughout the entire video from before you open the box through the test resulting (showing the test result). The video recording should include the 10- to 15-minute waiting period and it must be a one continuous video recording. We understand that the video file can be large, so we suggest using an online large file-sharing platform like Box, which is available for all Baylor students, faculty and staff and will allow you to upload the full video recording.

If you are symptomatic, please stay home and contact your physician.

• If you are a student and symptomatic, please log in to the Health Portal on the Health Center website to make an appointment for testing through the Health Center.
• If you are an employee and symptomatic, please contact your healthcare provider for testing. Due to the anticipated high demand for student testing needs, the Health Center will not be offering symptomatic COVID testing to employees at this time.

With the current vaccination rates on campus and the uptick in cases in the Waco and McLennan County area and around the country, the University believes that the twice-weekly testing early in the semester of unvaccinated students, faculty and staff - those who are the most vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and becoming severely ill - was an appropriate decision.

The twice-weekly testing is a temporary requirement that the University will evaluate after the first two weeks of classes. The COVID-19 outlook for February continues to look promising with a projected sharp decline of the Omicron variant. The University will provide any revised guidance by Monday, Jan. 31.

We ask everyone within our campus community to monitor their health symptoms very closely for the benefit of our entire campus. The Baylor Health Center conducts symptomatic testing at the Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center (SLC) for all students on our campus - vaccinated and unvaccinated. In addition, the University has updated its Isolation and Quarantine Procedures for Spring 2022, which include a reduction in the isolation period from 10 days to 5 days.

Please check the testing webpage in advance for any updates to hours and locations.

Regular On-Campus Testing Hours/Locations

Masks are required to be worn in the testing locations. Please follow the signs for entering and exiting the testing sites.

Student/Employees:

• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Village Community Center (Students and Employees)
• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cashion Academic Center and Hankamer Academic Center (Students and Employees)

Employees:

• Wednesday & Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, Clifton Robinson Tower, 5th Floor (employees)
• Wednesday & Friday, 1 to 2 p.m., Piper Child Development Center (employees)
• Wednesday & Friday, 2:30 to 5 p.m., Washington Tower, 811 Washington Ave., Room 170 (employees)

If you are symptomatic, please stay home and contact your physician.

• If you are a student and symptomatic, please log in to the Health Portal on the Health Center website to make an appointment for testing through the Health Center.
• If you are an employee and symptomatic, please contact your healthcare provider for testing.

If you are a student or employee and have been fully vaccinated, please confirm your vaccination by filling out the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form and uploading documentation of your completed vaccination card, including if you have had a booster dose. If you are a student or employee who has had a positive COVID lab test within the past 90 days, you also can use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form to upload your test results for exemption from testing.

Vaccination appointments

If you are interested in receiving a COVID vaccine or booster, the Baylor Health Services vaccination clinic in the NVCC has reopened. Appointments will be available through the Health Portal on the Health Services website. For COVID vaccination appointments for spouses or dependents, you must call the Health Center at 254-710-1010 to make an appointment.

If this is your first time to test on the Baylor campus and you cannot scan the code on your cellphone:

Please go to mylabsdirect.com and click on the BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner to create a new profile. Follow the instructions to create your profile and order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you should have a personalized bar code on your phone to be scanned for testing. You will need to order a new test and get a new personalized bar code for each time you get tested, you cannot reuse the same bar code. If you are having issues with creating a new profile, please call My Labs Direct at 877-355-7978 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST Monday-Friday.

If this is your first time to test on the Baylor campus and you don't have a cellphone, you will need to register for your test on a computer before you go to the testing location:

On your computer, please go to mylabsdirect.com and click on the BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner to create a new profile. Follow the instructions to create your profile and order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you can print your personalized bar code from your computer and take it with you to be scanned at an on-campus testing location before you test. You will need to order a new test and get a new personalized bar code for each time you get tested, you cannot reuse the same bar code. If you are having issues with creating a new profile or ordering a new test, please call My Labs Direct at 877-355-7978 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST Monday-Friday.

If you have tested before at an-campus MLD testing location:

If you have already created your profile in the MLD patient portal and have tested previously on the Baylor campus, prior to or upon arrival at the testing location, you will need log into your MLD account on your cellphone and follow the instructions to order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you should have a personalized bar code on your phone to be scanned for testing. (Note that the first time you log in, you may be prompted to update some of your information.)

What to expect when you're inside the testing location:

Once inside the testing location, an MLD staff member will instruct you on how to administer the test, which will take less than 5 minutes. The test is self-administered using a shallow, mid-nasal swab for greater ease and comfort.

How will I receive my results?

You will receive an email notification from MLD typically within 24-48 hours that will instruct you to log in to access your test results. Alternatively, you can always log in directly to the MLD dashboard (see BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner), where test results are posted and available once processed.

If neither of those work, you can call the Health Center at 254-710-1010, and they can tell you over the phone what your results are.

If you test positive, you will be contacted by a member of Baylor's Contact Tracing Team with further instructions. You are responsible for complying with those instructions.

Baylor University has revised its testing exemption for lab-verified positive tests from the previous 180-day exemption to a 90-day exemption. This is due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant and the increased rate of reinfection because of Omicron.

If you have been granted a previous 180-day exemption for a positive test but you now fall outside of the 90-day exemption window, your exemption has expired and you will be required to test within 24 hours of moving into your residence hall and, if unvaccinated, to test twice weekly beginning the week of Jan. 17-21. (See updated on-campus testing hours and locations on the testing webpage.)

For example, if you tested positive on Oct. 20, 2021, your 90-day exemption would end on Jan. 18, 2022, the first day of the spring semester.

Baylor accepts diagnostic (lab) tests, including antigen and PCR, for exemption from required twice-weekly testing. COVID-19 antibody tests are not accepted for exemption from required weekly testing.

Baylor does not accept home tests for exemption from testing. The university will only accept home test results if they have been monitored by a healthcare provider or recorded*. **Home test results are not accepted for Panhellenic recruitment.**

*Recorded means that the Health Center will only accept a video recording of the home test if all components of the test are included in frame and visible throughout the entire video from before you open the box through the test resulting (showing the test result). The video recording should include the 10- to 15-minute waiting period and it must be a one continuous video recording.

We understand that the video file can be large, so we suggest using an online large file-sharing platform like Box, which is available for all Baylor students, faculty and staff and will allow you to upload the full video recording. Once you have uploaded your video to Box, click the Share button in the upper righthand corner. Copy the link and email the link along with your name, date of birth, ID number, date of test and - if you are symptomatic - the onset date of symptoms, to Health_Services@baylor.edu.

If you tested positive over the Christmas break with an at-home test, please note the following:

• If you tested positive for COVID over the Christmas break with an at-home test, you should get a lab-verified test (both PCR and antigen accepted) as soon as possible.
• If you tested positive with a lab-verified test over the break or within the last 90 days, please use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form available at www.baylor.edu/vaccine to upload your lab test results.

Students and employees also are exempt from required twice-weekly testing if they are fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO. You are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, according to the CDC.

Employees who are working 100% remote and not on campus or students who are enrolled in a 100% online program and not on campus are exempt from testing.

Baylor faculty, staff and students will need to use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form at www.baylor.edu/vaccine to upload their completed vaccination card, including a booster dose if they have had one, and to request a remote exemption.

PLEASE NOTE: To successfully access this form, you must be logged in to your own Baylor-provided email account.

If you have not notified Health Services of your exemption request, you will be required to test twice weekly.

Baylor University has adopted updated protocols for Isolation and Quarantine for the Spring 2022 semester. This information also will be communicated to students, faculty and staff by the University's contact tracing team.

Please see Baylor University Isolation and Quarantine Procedures Spring 2022 for an outline of what you should do if you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19.

Students should have a plan if they become infected, as quarantine and isolation services will be severely limited. The University's isolation housing is prioritized for those on-campus residential students who live out of state or a significant distance from Waco and cannot return home to safely quarantine at home or in another safe location. Baylor contact tracers and Residence Hall staff will provide guidance and instructions to students who test positive.

A student's plan should include:

• a location to complete the self-isolation/quarantine period, including returning home if feasible,
• a plan for transportation, such as using your own vehicle or transportation by a family member, but no use of public transportation,
• access to groceries/meal delivery,
• access to necessary medications,
• a plan to communicate with your professors,
• numbers of emergency contacts, and
• contact information for their preferred healthcare provider.

Please note that if students have a meal plan, the plan would still be in effect, and the university has a process in place for students in isolation and quarantine to receive meals. However, a limited selection of meals might be offered.

If you are a student in university isolation housing, you will given instructions and have meals delivered to you by the Bear Aid team.

Students in quarantine or isolating in place do not have delivered meals. They are to remain in their rooms at all times. If they are around roommates or have to leave for the restroom or dining hall, they must remain masked, preferably with an N95.

For meals, they should go to the closest dining hall, masked preferably with an N95, to get a meal to-go only and then return immediately to their room. If they have not received an N95, they should call the front desk of their building or their CL if they need an N95.

What we know now about curtailing the spread of the virus is that it is less important to sanitize surfaces and more important to maintain regular ventilation and air flow. The University does not provide room cleaning, however, if a student does not have regular cleaning supplies in their room, they should contact their hall front desk for available supplies.

The University's Custodial Services team has continued its focus on implementing improved ventilation practices, including increasing building fresh air, maximizing filtration and disinfecting coil systems. The University has a limited number of air purifiers that are available upon request for temporary use in a residence hall room or department.

Baylor Custodial Services also conducts cleaning and disinfection in accordance with current CDC recommendations, including increased disinfection in multiple locations with an emphasis on restrooms, common spaces and common high-touch contact points across campus. Any disinfectant used on campus is approved as effective against the coronavirus by the EPA.

In continuation of our successful approach that helped navigate COVID-19 in the fall, face coverings will be required in certain indoor settings on a temporary basis during the spring semester.

This includes the requirement that face coverings be worn (covering nose and mouth) by all students, faculty and staff in:

• All classrooms and labs when used for academic instruction (from the time an individual enters the classroom or lab and until the room is exited),
• Some indoor locations where appropriate social distancing may not be possible,
• Private faculty and staff offices when requested, and
• Other areas designated by posted signage.

We strongly encourage the use of face coverings in all indoor spaces on campus, including hallways and corridors, as well as out in the Waco community given the region's continued low vaccination rate.

The University will make available free N95 masks to employees who would like an added level of precaution. If your department or office would like a box of these masks, please email the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at ehs@baylor.edu.

If you are a student living on campus, N95 masks can be accessed through your residence hall front desk. If you live off campus, N95 masks are available to be picked up at the McLane Student Life Center (SLC) during operational hours.

The following update was sent Jan. 13 to faculty, staff and student employees about requirements of the Biden Administration's OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) guidelines that were reversed today by the U.S. Supreme Court:

Please note that the University's interim policy requiring face coverings, regardless of vaccination status, continues to apply through the end of this month. The Baylor policy prescribes face coverings for all classrooms and labs when used for academic instruction, in addition to some indoor locations where appropriate social distancing may not be possible, private faculty and staff offices when requested, and other areas designated by posted signage. The University strongly encourages the use of face coverings in all indoor spaces on campus - including hallways and corridors - as well as out in the Waco community.

Also, per Baylor policy, twice-weekly testing will still be required for unvaccinated faculty, staff and students. Testing locations and availability can be found at baylor.edu/coronavirus. The only exemptions to testing are vaccination, 100% remote work or a recent COVID-19 diagnosis. To enter an exemption request, please visit the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form.

For questions about these requirements, the Baylor Call Center is available at 888-283-2158 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. We encourage you to explore the many Frequently Asked Questions that have been developed. You can also email coronavirus@baylor.edu.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation with this matter.

Students, faculty and staff can make appointments for themselves online for a COVID-19 vaccination by logging in to the Health Portal on the Baylor Health Center website.

For dependent and spouse COVID-19 vaccination appointments, faculty and staff must call the Baylor Health Center at 254-710-1010. Please visit www.baylor.edu/vaccine for instructions on how to make an appointment.

The Baylor Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center reopened on Jan. 10.

When the Baylor Health Center is closed, Baylor students have 24/7 access to a nurse line after hours, on weekends and holidays at 254-710-1010. In addition, telehealth appointments for 24/7 on-demand urgent care for students are available through the Baylor Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare Care Hub. More information about telehealth appointment is available on the Health Services website.

Students can use the same Confidential Employee Medical Record Form to upload their completed vaccination card, including a booster dose if they have had one, or documentation of their positive COVID lab test - not a home test - within 90 days.

PLEASE NOTE: To successfully access this form, you must be logged in to your own Baylor-provided email account.

International students can contact Baylor International Student and Scholar Services in the Center for Global Engagement at 254-710-1461 or by email at ISSS_Support@baylor.edu.

A list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for new and current (returning) international students and scholars for the Spring 2022 term is available on the Center for Global Engagement website. As new information becomes available, CGE will update these FAQs.

As we work to identify and manage the spread of the virus within our campus community, we will begin the spring semester with robust contact tracing of positive COVID-19 cases based on the most recent CDC guidelines revisions, which include a reduced five-day isolation/quarantine timeline.

The University's Isolation and Quarantine Procedures Spring 2022 provide an outline of what you should do if you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19.

We will continue to supportive care for students with extraordinary health needs; however, all students should have a plan in place should they become COVID-19 positive, as quarantine and isolation services will be severely limited.

The University's isolation housing is prioritized for those on-campus residential students who live out of state or a significant distance from Waco and cannot return home to safely quarantine at home or in another safe location.

A student's plan should include:

• a location to complete the self-isolation/quarantine period, including returning home if feasible,
• a plan for transportation, such as using your own vehicle or transportation by a family member, but no use of public transportation,
• access to groceries/meal delivery,
• access to necessary medications,
• a plan to communicate with your professors,
• numbers of emergency contacts, and
• contact information for their preferred healthcare provider.

Please note that if students have a meal plan, the plan would still be in effect, and the university has a process in place for students in isolation and quarantine to receive meals. However, a limited selection of meals might be offered.

If you are a student with COVID symptoms or exposure to the virus, please log in to the Health Portal to make an appointment for testing at the Baylor Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center. Employees should contact their healthcare provider.

When the health center is closed or the University is closed for the holidays, Baylor students have 24/7 access to on-demand urgent care through Baylor Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare.

The University’s Isolation and Quarantine Procedures Spring 2022 provide an outline of what you should do if you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19.

Baylor employees and supervisors should follow these notification procedures when an employee is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, waiting on test results or has a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test.

Symptoms of COVID-19

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19.

When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention

Look for emergency warning signs** for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:

• Trouble breathing
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
• New confusion
• Inability to wake or stay awake
• Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone

**This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.

Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.

Baylor has resumed operations and is fully open with all offices functioning.

All staff who are not currently in a hybrid or permanent telework arrangement will be expected to return to work on campus in-person Jan. 10, unless they are taking sick or vacation leave.

Health Center staff reopened the NVCC vaccination clinic on Jan. 12 for COVID vaccines, booster doses and flu shots. See www.baylor.edu/vaccine about how to make an appointment. The University encourages employees to consider getting a COVID-19 vaccination or booster, if they have not done so already.

Please continue to take preventive health actions to keep yourself healthy. If you are sick, please stay home and follow CDC guidance for what to do next.

If you are a Baylor employee and have had a positive COVID test, you should follow the University's Notification Procedures policy and immediately communicate the result to your direct manager and HR Consultant.

Managers should report any COVID-19 positive test of an employee to their HR Consultant for contact tracing, including employee name, contact phone number and date of positive test. The employee will be contacted by a member of Baylor's Contact Tracing Team with further instructions, and the employee is responsible for complying with those instructions. The University's Isolation and Quarantine Procedures Spring 2022 provide an outline of what you should do if you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19.

If you were vaccinated on-campus, the Baylor Health Center maintains a record of your vaccination.

If you were vaccinated at an off-campus site, please check with the provider that administered your vaccine for instructions on how to retrieve your records.

Information on how to obtain a new vaccination card or other evidence of vaccination also can be found on the CDC website.

No, Baylor does not have a vaccine mandate. Baylor University sent the following update to faculty, staff and student employees on Dec. 7, 2021. See FAQ #18 above for an update on the Biden Administration's OSHA ETS face coverings requirements for unvaccinated employees.

Earlier today (Dec. 7, 2021), Baylor University learned that a U.S. federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction against the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, which had included the University. In light of this ruling, Baylor University is no longer legally compelled to require that its employees be vaccinated and will not be requiring its employees to be vaccinated at this time. The University's guidance that was communicated to campus on Nov. 22 no longer applies.

Although vaccination will no longer be required of Baylor employees, you can find information about COVID-19 testing and vaccine availability on campus at www.baylor.edu/vaccine.

Please note that just as there continues to be uncertainty with COVID-19, the legal environment regarding the pandemic remains fluid as well. The University continues to monitor both closely and will provide updates to the campus as necessary.

Baylor University will begin the spring 2022 semester on Tuesday, Jan. 18, with in-person instruction. The University is not receiving or granting requests from students to take their courses online. Due to our high vaccination rates (over 80%), availability of testing and following public health protocols, we believe the safest place for our faculty, staff and students from Omicron is on the Baylor campus. With that said, we will begin the semester by continuing our COVID-19 precautionary measures from the fall through at least the end of January as we closely follow the spike and projected decline of this latest variant.

Baylor faculty are being asked to work with students who test positive for COVID or who must quarantine due to contact tracing, but, unless a student is officially registered with the Office of Access and Learning Accommodation (OALA) and has an accommodation that merits online coursework, students are expected to be back in Waco for in-person courses.

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are isolating or are identified as a close contact and instructed to quarantine should follow their plan and communicate directly with their professors directly.

Students and employees are exempt from required twice-weekly testing if:

• You are fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO. Students are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, according to the CDC.
• You have had a positive COVID-19 test within the past 90 days of the date of the test. Example: If you tested positive with a lab-verified test on Dec. 1, 2021, you will be exempt from twice-weekly testing until March 1, 2022. Baylor accepts diagnostic tests, including antigen and PCR, for exemption from required twice-weekly testing. COVID-19 antibody tests are not accepted for exemption from required weekly testing.
• You are a student enrolled in a 100% online program and not on campus or an employee working 100% remote and not on campus.

If you are a student or employee and have been fully vaccinated, please confirm your vaccination by filling out the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form and uploading documentation of your completed vaccination card, including if you have had a booster dose. If you are a student or employee who has had a positive COVID lab-verified test within the past 90 days, you also can use the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form to upload your lab-verified test results. The form also can be used to request a remote exemption.

If you have not notified Health Services of your exemption request, you will be required to test twice weekly.

You do not have to test. Your submission should be processed before any compliance measures are implemented. If you have not submitted your documentation of full vaccination or positive lab-verified test within the past 90 days, please follow the instructions on the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form at www.baylor.edu/vaccine.

No appointments are needed for your twice-weekly testing, and there are no assigned days or times. You may go test any day and time during the week that works best for your schedule during testing center hours. It is your responsibility to test twice each week at least 48 hours apart as required and remain in compliance until required testing ceases.

Please check the testing webpage in advance for any updates to hours and locations.

Regular On-Campus Testing Hours/Locations

Masks are required to be worn in the testing locations. Please follow the signs for entering and exiting the testing sites.

Student/Employees:

• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Village Community Center (Students and Employees)
• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cashion Academic Center and Hankamer Academic Center (Students and Employees)

Employees:

• Wednesday & Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, Clifton Robinson Tower, 5th Floor (employees)
• Wednesday & Friday, 1 to 2 p.m., Piper Child Development Center (employees)
• Wednesday & Friday, 2:30 to 5 p.m., Washington Tower, 811 Washington Ave., Room 170 (employees)

If you are symptomatic, please stay home and contact your physician.

• If you are a student and symptomatic, please log in to the Health Portal on the Health Center website to make an appointment for testing through the Health Center.
• If you are an employee and symptomatic, please contact your healthcare provider for testing.

The consequences of non-compliance are outlined here.

Students who fail to complete two tests in any given Monday-Friday testing week will have their campus WIFI privileges disabled for the entire following week.

Students can regain their campus WIFI privileges for future weeks once they have complied with the required twice-weekly COVID-19 testing. Should a student fail to test again, this administrative process will be repeated.

Students who continue to be out of compliance with the twice-weekly testing requirement will be referred to Student Conduct and can be charged with failing to comply with a University policy. The possible sanctions for failing to comply can be up to suspension or expulsion from the University. Additionally, the University reserves the right to also remove priority registration privileges for summer 2022 and fall 2022 classes.

Students can regain their campus WIFI privileges once they have complied with the twice-weekly COVID-19 testing requirement the following week.

For example, if a student did not meet the twice-weekly testing requirements from the testing week (Monday-Friday), their WIFI will be disabled on the following Monday for the entire week, according to the University's administrative policy.

Students do have a pathway for restoration of their WIFI by completing their twice-weekly testing during that next testing week (Monday-Friday). If those testing requirements are met, WIFI access will be restored on the following Monday by 3 p.m.

Should a student fail to test again, this administrative process will be repeated.

If students have an exemption from twice-weekly testing (full vaccination or positive test within the past 90 days), they need to notify the Health Services through the Confidential Employee Medical Record Form at www.baylor.edu/vaccine.

Students can get a lab-verified test (PCR or antigen) over the weekend from an off-campus provider, but please keep in mind that testing availability is not guaranteed nor is it guaranteed that you will receive your results in time to submit your documentation. Students with lab-verified test results from an off-campus provider must email those results to Health_Services@baylor.edu by 8 a.m. Monday.

If this is your first time to test on the Baylor campus and you cannot scan the code on your cellphone:

Please go to mylabsdirect.com and click on the BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner to create a new profile. Follow the instructions to create your profile and order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you should have a personalized bar code on your phone to be scanned for testing. You will need to order a new test and get a new personalized bar code for each time you get tested, you cannot reuse the same bar code. If you are having issues with creating a new profile, please call My Labs Direct at 877-355-7978 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST Monday-Friday.

If this is your first time to test on the Baylor campus and you don't have a cellphone, you will need to register for your test on a computer before you go to the testing location:

On your computer, please go to mylabsdirect.com and click on the BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner to create a new profile. Follow the instructions to create your profile and order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you can print your personalized bar code from your computer and take it with you to be scanned at an on-campus testing location before you test. You will need to order a new test and get a new personalized bar code for each time you get tested, you cannot reuse the same bar code. If you are having issues with creating a new profile or ordering a new test, please call My Labs Direct at 877-355-7978 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST Monday-Friday.

If you have tested before at an-campus MLD testing location:

If you have already created your profile in the MLD patient portal and have tested previously on the Baylor campus, prior to or upon arrival at the testing location, you will need log into your MLD account on your cellphone and follow the instructions to order a COVID-19 PCR test. After you do this, you should have a personalized bar code on your phone to be scanned for testing. (Note that the first time you log in, you may be prompted to update some of your information.)

What to expect when you're inside the testing location:

Once inside the testing location, an MLD staff member will instruct you on how to administer the test, which will take less than 5 minutes. The test is self-administered using a shallow, mid-nasal swab for greater ease and comfort.

How will I receive my results?

You will receive an email notification from MLD typically within 24-48 hours that will instruct you to log in to access your test results. Alternatively, you can always log in directly to the MLD dashboard (see BAYLOR LOGIN at top right corner), where test results are posted and available once processed.

If neither of those work, you can call the Health Center at 254-710-1010, and they can tell you over the phone what your results are.

If you test positive, you will be contacted by a member of Baylor's Contact Tracing Team with further instructions. You are responsible for complying with those instructions.

With the current vaccination rates on campus and the uptick in cases in the Waco and McLennan County area and around the country, the University believes that the twice-weekly testing early in the semester of unvaccinated students, faculty and staff - those who are the most vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and becoming severely ill - was an appropriate decision.

The twice-weekly testing is a temporary requirement that the University will evaluate after the first two weeks of classes. The COVID-19 outlook for February continues to look promising with a projected sharp decline of the Omicron variant. The University will provide any revised guidance by Monday, Jan. 31.

We ask everyone within our campus community to monitor their health symptoms very closely for the benefit of our entire campus. The Baylor Health Center conducts symptomatic testing at the Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center (SLC) for all students on our campus - vaccinated and unvaccinated. In addition, the University has updated its Isolation and Quarantine Procedures for Spring 2022, which include a reduction in the isolation period from 10 days to 5 days.

Baylor University has revised its testing exemption for lab-verified positive tests from the previous 180-day exemption to a 90-day exemption. This is due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant and the increased rate of reinfection because of Omicron.

If you have been granted a previous 180-day exemption for a positive test but you now fall outside of the 90-day exemption window, your exemption has expired and you will be required to test twice weekly if you are unvaccinated, beginning the week of Jan. 17-21. (See updated on-campus testing hours and locations on the testing webpage.)

For example, if you tested positive on Oct. 20, 2021, your 90-day exemption would end on Jan. 18, 2022, the first day of the spring semester.

You can find all communications regarding COVID-19 from Baylor University posted on the University Updates page.

Baylor University, the Waco/McLennan County Public Health District and the Texas Department of State Health Services also provide the latest information on the current COVID-19 situation on their websites and on their public dashboards:

• Texas Department of State Health Services
• Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
• Baylor Dashboard

*Baylor's COVID-19 testing location and vaccination clinic have closed for the fall semester. The Baylor Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center will reopen Jan. 10 and the vaccination clinic will reopen Jan. 12.

When the health center is closed or the University is closed for the holidays, Baylor students have 24/7 access to on-demand urgent care through Baylor Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare.

The CDC provides guidance for what to do if you are sick or you believe you may have been exposed to the virus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/index.html

Baylor employees and supervisors should follow these notification procedures when an employee is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, waiting on test results or has a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test.

If you are a student with COVID symptoms or exposure to the virus, please log in to the Health Portal to make an appointment for testing at the Baylor Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center. Employees should contact their healthcare provider.

When the health center is closed or the University is closed for the holidays, Baylor students have 24/7 access to on-demand urgent care through Baylor Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare.

Symptoms of COVID-19

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported - ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19.

When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention

Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:

• Trouble breathing
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
• New confusion
• Inability to wake or stay awake
• Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone

*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.

Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.

Baylor's interim policies in response to COVID-19 are available on the University Compliance and Risk Services website.

In continuation of our successful approach that helped navigate COVID-19 in the fall, face coverings will be required in certain indoor settings on a temporary basis during the spring semester.

This includes the requirement that face coverings be worn (covering nose and mouth) by all students, faculty and staff in:

• All classrooms and labs when used for academic instruction (from the time an individual enters the classroom or lab and until the room is exited),
• Some indoor locations where appropriate social distancing may not be possible,
• Private faculty and staff offices when requested, and
• Other areas designated by posted signage.

We strongly encourage the use of face coverings in all indoor spaces on campus, including hallways and corridors, as well as out in the Waco community given the region's continued low vaccination rate.

The University will make available free N95 masks to employees who would like an added level of precaution. If your department or office would like a box of these masks, please email the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at ehs@baylor.edu. Additional information regarding a distribution for interested students will be provided prior to the semester's start.

You can find all communications regarding COVID-19 from Baylor University posted on the University Updates page.

Baylor Custodial Services conducts cleaning and disinfection in accordance with current CDC recommendations. This includes increased disinfection in multiple locations with an emphasis on restrooms, common spaces and common high-touch contact points across campus. Any disinfectant used on campus is approved as effective against the coronavirus by the EPA.

Additionally, Baylor Custodial Services continues to implement improved ventilation practices, including increasing building fresh air, maximizing filtration and disinfecting coil systems. Air purifiers are being provided to departments upon request.

We remind everyone to practice good personal hygiene to lower the risk of becoming ill.

Touchless hand sanitizing dispensers are set up across campus.

If you need a face covering, disposable face covers are available at the McLane Student Life Center.

If departments have questions about additional PPE, cleaning supplies or other materials, they should contact Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at 254-710-2900 or ehs@baylor.edu.

If you are a student with COVID symptoms or exposure to the virus, please log in to the Health Portal to make an appointment for testing at the Baylor Health Center in the McLane Student Life Center. Employees should contact their healthcare provider.

For students who need regular health care, appointments with the Baylor Health Center also can be made by calling 254-710-1010 or online through the Health Portal log-in on the health services website.

This fall, the Health Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday. Check the website for updated hours. When the health center is closed or the University is closed for the holidays, Baylor students have 24/7 access to on-demand urgent care through Baylor Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare.

The Office of Baylor Spiritual Life and University Chaplain Dr. Burt Burleson offer pastoral care and other spiritual resources for students and the Baylor community by phone at 254-710-3517, by email and on their website at www.baylor.edu/spirituallife. For pastoral care, reach out to Tyler Conway, senior coordinator for care and Campus Ministries, at tyler_conway@baylor.edu. Students also may reach out to Resident Chaplains.

The Baylor Counseling Center can be reached 24/7 at 254-710-2467. Students also may email Counseling_Center@baylor.edu. You can read more about how the Counseling Center is serving students during the pandemic on the Counseling Center website.

The Paul L. Foster Success Center provides assistance with advisement, academic support, accommodations and access to resources for student success, including The Store.

Baylor Care Team Services is a team of case managers who connect students to resources both on and off campus and offer holistic care through creating trusting relationships.

No. However, getting the flu vaccine is strongly encouraged by Baylor. Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only to reduce a person's risk from flu but also to help conserve potentially scarce healthcare resources.

Baylor Health Services offers flu shots at its vaccination clinic in the North Village Community Center.

Effective Monday, Aug. 23: International travel to Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom will be allowed by Baylor University and subject to the usual process of departmental/college approval and registration of travel with the Center for Global Engagement at least 14 days in advance.

Both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers should check with Jared Bickenbach (Jared_Bickenbach@baylor.edu), Director of Global Safety and Security, regarding entry, exit, and other restrictions and requirements that might impact their decision to travel.

• Travel to any other international destination remains restricted at this time.
• International Group Travel (study abroad, international missions, is restricted to fully vaccinated individuals.
• Exceptions have been and will be granted for essential travel (research, conference participation, etc.) based on the traveler’s vaccination status and entry restrictions in proposed travel site.
• Exceptions to this policy can be requested by emailing: jeffrey_hamilton@baylor.edu

The full international and domestic travel policy is here: https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/366019.pdf.

Baylor University faculty, staff and students are permitted to travel domestically for university business purposes including academic conferences and student organization travel sponsored by the University. Vaccination is not a requirement for University-sponsored domestic travel. For your health and safety, Baylor University strongly encourages all individuals to be vaccinated, to the extent that they do not have medical or sincerely held religious beliefs to abstain from the vaccine. All travel should be conducted in accordance with CDC guidance on domestic travel during COVID-19.

The full international and domestic travel policy is here: https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/366019.pdf.

Employees who are sick or suspect they are sick should stay home and contact a health care provider. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas provides you and your covered dependents access to virtual healthcare for non-emergency medical and behavioral health needs through MDLive. Login to www.mdlive.com/bcbstx or call 1-888-680-8646.

For specific guidance related the University's leave policies please consult with Human Resources. Completion of medical documentation and or doctor's notes to approve sick leave or provide an initial designation of FMLA will not be immediately required. The University may require individuals to provide medical certifications as follow up documentation after the dates the sick leave was taken.

As part of the campus community, Human Resources is focused on ensuring a healthy workplace. Faculty and staff also have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides access to other free and confidential resources.

Through Behavioral Health Services with MDLive, Baylor health plan members and dependents have 24/7 access through MDLive to licensed counselors, therapists and psychiatrists for issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and loss or relationship problems. Please refer to the FAQs below regarding telehealth options and MDLive to learn more about utilizing this service and related cost.

Baylor Wellbeing also has coordinated virtual support for employees' physical, financial, spiritual, emotional and social and professional Wellbeing. Go to the Wellbeing website to view a schedule of Wellbeing programs and to access additional resources to support employee Wellbeing.

Yes. As a BCBSTX member, you won't pay copays, deductibles or coinsurance for testing to diagnose COVID-19 or for testing-related visits with in-network or out-of-network providers, whether at a provider's office, urgent care clinic, emergency room or by telehealth. If you seek treatment with an out-of-network provider, the visit will be covered at 100% up to the allowable amount. Prior authorization for testing-related visits is not required.

Yes, the Baylor University HDHP or PPO health plans include telehealth coverage through MDLIVE. MDLIVE offers you and your covered dependents access to virtual healthcare for your non-emergency medical and behavioral health needs, 24/7 from the comfort of your home after you have created an online account. Here is what you need to know:

• MDLIVE physicians diagnose and treat 50 of the most common conditions, along with providing temporary prescription refills.
• Speak with a licensed counselor, therapist or psychiatrist for support. You can choose who you want to work with for issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and loss or relationship problems.
• If concerns for COVID-19 are present during your medical assessment, the MDLIVE physician will help guide you to the appropriate level of care.

You can access MDLIVE online at: www.mdlive.com/bcbstx, by phone: 888-680-8646 or simply text "BCBSTX" to 635483 to receive a link to get started.

1. You must register to use your MDLIVE account. We recommend you register now, so you are prepared when you need quality care.
2. Request to see a doctor. MDLIVE doctors are available by phone or video. You can request to wait to see a doctor right away or schedule your appointment for a time that works for you.
3. Have your visit. MDLIVE doctor will go through your symptoms, recommend a treatment, and can even send a prescription to your nearest pharmacy as needed.

All telehealth visits with MDLive or with your in-network provider are covered at a low copay depending on your medical plan election. If you are enrolled in the PPO Plan, your copay for telehealth visits through MDLive is $30 per visit. If enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), your cost for MDLive visits is $44, or lower if you have met your deductible. Please check with your local in-network provider for your costs associated with their telehealth visits.

Yes. Visit www.cvs.com/content/coronavirus to request free delivery of prescription drugs and review other helpful resources available to you through CVS. If you have questions about a medication delivery, please call CVS Customer Care at 866-260-4646.

Yes, as provided by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, to provide you additional time to use any unused amounts from your 2020 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account elections, Baylor extended the 2020 grace period to December 31, 2021.

This change will not affect the grace period for any 2021 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account elections you may have made. You will have until March 15, 2022 to use your 2021 elected amounts.

Baylor University is open and serving student and constituents while maintaining safety and security of our Baylor community and ensuring continuity of business needs. Any official Baylor closure will be communicated by the University and/or the School or Division as determined necessary to do such.

School and Division leadership will make decisions based on business need as to what departments and/or staff or faculty need to work on site and the frequency of that work. Employees should seek clarification from their leadership if questions arise regarding their work schedule or location. Leadership and employees both need to take an active role in adhering to standards of work that support a healthy and safe work environment.

Employees who have been fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO do not have to quarantine after close contact with a person who is presumptively or confirmed to be positive for COVID-19. Employees who have been fully vaccinated should only quarantine and test for COVID-19 if they begin experiencing symptoms.

Employees who are unvaccinated and come in direct contact (<6 ft for more than 15 min) with a person who is presumptively or confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 should self-quarantine and monitor themselves for any symptoms. The University is currently requiring either a 10-day quarantine without testing or the option to test out of quarantine after 7 days. Should a person start showing symptoms, seek medical treatment, remain in self-isolation for at least 10 days after symptom onset or 10 days from date positive COVID test taken and until symptom free and fever free for 24 hours, and otherwise follow medical advice.

Employees who are unvaccinated and have indirect contact (> 6 ft) with a person who is presumptively or confirmed positive for COVID-19 should monitor for symptoms. They should self-isolate only if they develop symptoms. Should a person start showing symptoms, seek medical treatment and follow CDC guidelines to determine the appropriate time to return to work, but at least 10 days after symptom onset or 10 days from date positive COVID test taken. Additionally, Baylor requires employees to be symptom-free and fever-free without fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours before returning to work.

Faculty and staff should return to work when they are fit for duty as outlined in the University's Return to Work/Fitness for Duty Policy. This includes on-campus, Remote Work, and Telework. Baylor's goal is to return workers to work in the safest manner possible while acknowledging possible limitations that may impact the ability to perform the essential functions of the job thus requiring modifications. While a return to work typically requires the assessment and documentation by the employee's health care provider, this may not be reasonably possible due to COVID-19. Employees should follow CDC guidelines to determine the appropriate time to return to work, at least 10 days after symptom onset. If an employee is positive and never develops symptoms, self-isolation can end 10 days after a positive test result. Additionally, Baylor requires employees to be symptom-free and fever-free without fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours before returning to work.

Unvaccinated faculty and staff who have been in close contact, as defined by the CDC (< 6 feet for 15 or more minutes ), with someone with COVID-19 who has symptoms or recent positive test should follow CDC guidelines and self-quarantine for 10 days without a test or 7 days with a negative test. The only exception to quarantine requirements are for employees who are fully vaccinated. Employees who have been fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO do not have to quarantine after close contact with a person who is presumptively or confirmed to be positive for COVID-19. Employees should only quarantine and test for COVID-19 if they begin experiencing symptoms.

During a period of self-quarantine, employees can continue to telework unless they are otherwise on leave. Should any employee start to experience symptoms of fever and/or upper respiratory illness, he or she should notify his or her supervisor, seek medical treatment and stay home in a non-work status in order to support full recovery.

Employees should return to work when they are fit for duty as outlined in the University's Return to Work/Fitness for Duty Policy. Baylor's goal is to return workers to work in the safest manner possible while acknowledging possible limitations that may impact the ability to perform the essential functions of the job thus requiring modifications. While a return to work typically requires the assessment and documentation by the employee's health care provider, this may not be reasonably possible due to COVID-19. Employees should follow CDC guidelines to determine the appropriate time to return to work, at least 10 days after symptom onset or 7 days with a negative test. Additionally, Baylor requires employees to be symptom-free and fever-free without fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours before returning to work.

Due to COVID-19, it may not be reasonably possible to obtain a doctor's note from your healthcare provider. Therefore, employees should communicate any changes in their work status and their ability to perform their job duties to their direct supervisor. Employees may be asked to provide a fit for duty certification or other medical release as outlined in the University's Return to Work/Fitness for Duty Policy.

Due to health information privacy laws, we will not be providing names or locations of individuals who may test positive for COVID to the broader campus community. We will take steps to notify the individuals who may have been in contact with that employee after consultation with the employee and public health officials. Baylor will maintain a dashboard of the current number of cases on the University's coronavirus website at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Steps Baylor University will take when notified of a potential case include the following.

Employees who have tested positive for COVID-19, in addition to assisting Public Health Authorities in contact tracing efforts, will be asked by their HR Consultant to provide the location of their workspace and the last time they occupied their on-campus workspace. Employees with symptoms or pending a COVID-19 test will be asked by their supervisor to provide the location of their workspace and the last time they occupied their on-campus workspace. Supervisors and Human Resources will work together to determine next steps and potential relocation of other employees when appropriate, e.g., based upon how far in the past a test was positive. Options for relocation to an alternative workspace may include moving to different workspace or moving employees to telework until cleaning can be completed. The supervisor or Human Resources will notify Facilities (Aramark) of the location of the workspace and the last time of occupancy of the employee with concerns or a COVID positive. Aramark will conduct enhanced cleaning of the workspace 24 hours after being notified. If the supervisor has questions or needs the space available immediately (< 24 hours), they should contact Environmental Health and Safety.

Since you reside in New York, we encourage you to visit the New York State Health Department website for the latest COVID-19 related information. From there, you can sign up for email notifications, or contact your local health department office by viewing the online directory.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Residents of Dallas County can visit the Dallas County Health and Human Services' website for the latest COVID-19 related information and resources. Those in Tarrant County (Ft. Worth and surrounding areas) can visit Tarrant County Public Health for coronavirus information. Additional information is available on Tarrant County Public Health's Facebook page.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Since you reside in the Austin area, we encourage you to visit Austin Public Health for information on COVID-19. The website includes a Virtual Assistant to use for your coronavirus-related questions.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

If you live in Houston and the incorporated areas of the city extending outside Harris County, we encourage you to visit the Houston Health Department for COVID-19 information. If you live in Harris County, visit Harris County Public Health.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Since you reside in the Washington, D.C. area, we encourage you to visit the District of Columbia Department of Health for information on COVID-19.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Since you reside in the San Antonio area, we encourage you to visit the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District for information on COVID-19.

Baylor continues to provide more general information about Waco and Baylor at www.baylor.edu/coronavirus.

Baylor University's primary COVID-19 liaison is:

George Nunez, Director of Emergency Management
Email: coronavirus@baylor.edu

Baylor Information Call Center
888-283-2158
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPECIAL WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY HOURS: Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16, from noon to 5 p.m., and MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Access any of the following resources for additional information or answers to commonly asked questions:

• FAQs: www.baylor.edu/coronavirus/FAQS
• Interim COVID-19 Policies: https://www.baylor.edu/risk/index.php?id=970933
• If you are a member of the media, please contact Baylor Media & Public Relations at 254-710-1961 or mediacomm@baylor.edu.

International students can contact Baylor International Student and Scholar Services in the Center for Global Engagement at 254-710-1461 or by email at ISSS_Support@baylor.edu.

A list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for new and current (returning) international students and scholars for the Spring 2022 term is available on the Center for Global Engagement website. As new information becomes available, CGE will update these FAQs.

Baylor University sent the following update to faculty, staff and student employees on Dec. 7, 2021:

Earlier today, Baylor University learned that a U.S. federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction against the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, which had included the University. In light of this ruling, Baylor University is no longer legally compelled to require that its employees be vaccinated and will not be requiring its employees to be vaccinated at this time. The University’s guidance that was communicated to campus on Nov. 22 no longer applies. 

Although vaccination will no longer be required of Baylor employees, you can find information about COVID-19 testing and vaccine availability on campus at www.baylor.edu/vaccine.

Please note that just as there continues to be uncertainty with COVID-19, the legal environment regarding the pandemic remains fluid as well. The University continues to monitor both closely and will provide updates to the campus as necessary.

Yes, the Baylor Health Center is an authorized vaccine provider and offers COVID-19 vaccines and boosters at its vaccination clinic in the North Village Community Center. There is no cost for COVID-19 vaccines. Please visit www.baylor.edu/vaccine for more information.

You also can obtain a vaccine at some pharmacies or from your physician or find a location through www.vaccines.gov.

If you are fully vaccinated but haven't yet notified the University to confirm your vaccination, you can do that by filling out the brief form at www.baylor.edu/vaccine and uploading a photo of your completed vaccination card. (NOTE: If you received your vaccination from the Baylor Health Center, or you previously have submitted the form and completed card, you do not need to resubmit this information.)

Here are the steps to submit your completed vaccination card to Health Services:

1. Make sure you a logged in to your Baylor-provided email account.

2. Go to www.baylor.edu/vaccine and click on the yellow "HIPAA-PROTECTED FORM" button on the right.

3. Log in using your Baylor credentials.

4. Fill out the required information, including name, ID number and affiliation (faculty, staff, student employee, student non-employee).

5. Select the action to take (Yes) on question 5.

6. Click Next and follow the instructions to upload your completed vaccination card.

After you complete this action, you will receive a confirmation email from Health Services.

If you were vaccinated on-campus, the Baylor Health Center maintains a record of your vaccination.

If you were vaccinated at an off-campus site, please check with the provider that administered your vaccine for instructions on how to retrieve your records.

Information on how to obtain a new vaccination card or other evidence of vaccination also can be found on the CDC website.