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Self-reporting COVID-19 Infections or Exposure

Students, faculty and staff who meet any of the following criteria must complete the COVID-19 Screening Checklist:

  • You have COVID-19.
  • You are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19
  • You are NOT fully vaccinated* and have been exposed to someone who is positive or presumed positive with COVID-19.
  • You have received the COVID-19 vaccine and you have side effects that began or lasted beyond 4 days following the vaccination.
  • You are NOT fully vaccinated* and you have returned from international travel in the last 14 days.

*A fully vaccinated individual is defined is defined as someone who is now past the two (2) weeks following their second injection (Pfizer or Moderna) or single injection (Johnson & Johnson).

Verify that you meet the criteria to complete the checklist: 

People with These Symptoms Might Have COVID-19:

  • Fever or chills
  • New cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose (excluding seasonal allergies)
  • New unexplained fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Unusual headache
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea

Tracking and Tracing

When a member of the university is found to be infected, the DeKalb County Health Department will conduct contact tracing. Contact tracing is used to prevent the spread of infectious disease by identifying people who have an infectious disease and their contacts (people who might have been exposed) and working with them to interrupt disease transmission.

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