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| FA21 - Week 2: What's the frequency, edition?
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| | Do you even (know how often to test), Brx?
It’s OK if you don’t. At least for now (until there are compliance ramifications!), so let’s try to clear it up with a quiz:
Are you vaxxed?
If you were able to answer ‘yes’, congrats, you need to complete an asymptomatic COVID test:
ONCE-A-WEEK.
Or nah?
If you’ve not been vaxxed due to an approved exemption, you need to get tested:
TWICE-A-WEEK.
Extra Credit: Because nuance makes the world go ‘round, there are a couple caveats for you to have at:
- If you have symptoms: Get tested, like, now.
- If you got a positive wastewater email: Get tested, like, now.
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| | The Avenders.
Our test-kit vending machines are sorta like RedBox, except not obsolete. And, you know, blue. Here’s a few things we’ve learned about how they’re working out for you (better than a scratched-up Blu-Ray disc, we’d guess):
- A good connection encourages accurate test-kit scanning. If the Wi-Fi’s acting up (if? Ha!), try switching over to data on your phone to make sure your test’s attributed properly.
- Still waiting on test results? If it’s been 48 hours and you haven’t gotten an email, test again. Some folks have been “accidentally” dropping their completed kits into the recycling bin. We applaud the effort, but can’t process a Boba-soaked vial.
- Download the app. You need the UC San Diego Mobile App to scan your test kits, but you want it for notifications about free food on campus. And important university notifications, of course.
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| | Who, What, Aware.
We know that uncertainty breeds anxiety. When everything's up in the air (including Delta) the skies can be emphatically less friendly. All airline-related jokes aside, this is an extremely tough, dynamic time – but you are tough, dynamic people.
So, keep it up – your face covering and your cognizance. Be aware of your surroundings, your symptoms, who you’re socializing with, and the density of those around you (not their intelligence, but how many there are!). And make good choices, because this Delta V’s a lot less “choose-y” than you are.
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Tooth → Dentist. Truth → Contact Tracers.
We’re not advocating for it – but if you had to choose what to lie about, your answer to ‘are you flossing?’ is slightly less important than ‘who else was at the house party where a few people were determined to be COVID-positive?’.
‘Snitches’ do not get stitches. Cavities, maybe – in this PURELY hypothetical scenario – but also the satisfaction of knowing that correct information goes a long way toward stopping the spread of a disease that’s more deadly than gingivitis. Please, be honest when you get a contact tracing call from the Truth Fairy.
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| | TFW TCFT.
IF: Tritons Care for Tritons (they do);
AND: You are a Triton (you are);
THEN: You should care for yourself – as well as for others – for the good of our thriving Triton community.
Please, try to make some time for self-care. Build some healthy habits into your daily routine (Headspace for Tritons, perhaps?), take a walk to the Gliderport with a friend, root for the Tritons at an in-person athletics contest, or check out the Stuart Art Collection – our favorite is still the Snake Path, but you do you, boo.
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Quick Hits and Bits - Goldblum-approved. We know it’s a sore subject, but at least the interface is a bit less chaotic. Fly on over to the Off-Campus Housing website – which was recently connected to Apartments[dot]com – and highlights a variety of available spaces to rent.
- You guest it. If you’re visiting campus from one of the afore-mentioned off-campus residences, be sure you’re well aware of our COVID-19 on-campus guest policy.
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Thank you, Tritons, for everything you continue to do to care for one another.
Sincerely,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
UC San Diego
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Stay Connected • Stay Protected • Don't Get Infected
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