The SHWC offers COVID-19 vaccine appointments on a limited basis for UNT students. UNT students who received their first dose of the COVID vaccine elsewhere can receive their second dose from the SHWC but will need to provide proof of their first vaccination, including the date of initial vaccination and the manufacturer of the vaccine they received. This change is to minimize the waste of the COVID vaccine. Vaccine availability will be determined by the vaccine allocated by the State of Texas. Starting March 29, 2022, first and second doses of the COVID-19 monovalent vaccine will be during scheduled walk-in clinics only at the SHWC Clinic on the second floor of Chestnut Hall. Currently, the SHWC offers COVID-19 vaccines on a limited basis for UNT students. This means the SHWC will only serve students and will no longer offer COVID testing, vaccines, or boosters for faculty and staff. Starting May 16, 2022, the SHWC returned to pre-COVID-19 operations. That program ended in early September 2021. In July 2021, UNT launched a vaccine incentive program for students, faculty, and staff. Department of Education COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge. To help with national vaccination efforts, UNT joined the White House and U.S. The SHWC received its first allotment of the vaccine on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, and started vaccinating eligible UNT students, faculty, and staff on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The State of Texas Department of Health and Human Services allocates vaccines to approved sites on an as-needed basis. The SHWC worked diligently to be an approved administrator of COVID-19 vaccines. Students, faculty, and staff should handle COVID-19-related absences the same way as any other health-related absence. Individuals who test positive for the virus should follow current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for quarantine/isolation and follow the treatment advice of their medical provider. the University will no longer offer contact tracing for positive test cases. Guidelines for individuals who test positive for COVID-19Īs of April 29, 2022. UNT faculty and staff must make an appointment with their primary care provider or a community testing site.
Starting May 2, 2022, BINAX testing at the Frisco Campus will be available on a walk-in basis at Hall Park A, 2811 Internet Blvd. If the medical provider feels COVID testing is appropriate, they will order testing through the in-house laboratory. Students who need COVID testing should make an appointment to see an SHWC medical provider.
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