Testin’ peace.
Peace of mind, that is. Testing recs are in effect (y’all) – meaning that your personal protocol is based on factors like symptoms, signals, and common sense.
- IF you have symptoms;
- IF you have interacted with someone who tests positive for COVID-19; or
- IF you've visited a building on campus where the virus has been detected in the wastewater. Potential exposure locations are updated daily on the RTL dashboard.
I smell a RAT. What about Rapid Antigen Testing? While a positive RAT indicates infection, a negative test can potentially miss the early phases of an infection – thus providing a false negative.
Over-the-counter rapid tests are most effective:
- Just before attending an in-person event; or
- To ensure you are clear of the virus three-to-five days after infection is confirmed by a PCR test (see above!)
- NOTE: Rapid tests are not interchangeable with PCR testing, and they don’t count toward compliance with required surveillance testing for those who are unvaccinated.
