Current Students | WVU reducing on-campus COVID-19 testing to three days a week for remainder of February – WVU Students

Due to current decreased demand for COVID-19 testing, West Virginia University and the Monongalia County Health Department are reducing the community testing schedule at the WVU Student Recreation Center to three days a week beginning next week.

Effective Monday, Feb. 14, the testing schedule for the remainder of February will be:

Mondays (7 a.m. to noon) Feb. 14 and 28

Tuesdays (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Feb. 15 and 22

Thursdays (8 a.m. to noon) Feb. 17 and 24

No appointment or pre-registration is required for the testing clinics. Free parking is available in Area 49.

Additionally, the federal government has a website (covidtests.gov) for people to sign up for a maximum of four free COVID-19 tests, which will be shipped directly to the individuals household.

COVID-19 Vaccination Opportunities

COVID-19 vaccine clinics will take place at the Student Recreation Center each Wednesday for the rest of the month. WVU and the Monongalia Health Department will host Pfizer clinics from 9-11 a.m. and Moderna clinics from 1-3 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 23.

All upcoming vaccination clinics will be posted at book.novelhealth.ai/MCHDC.

Students, faculty and staff should monitor the site for the latest information and follow these instructions to schedule a vaccination appointment. Free parking is available in Area 49 and lot ST-4.

WVU Medicine Student Health has the Pfizer vaccine available for WVU students at its clinic in the Health and Education Building. Walk-in appointments are offered during regular business hours (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

The Monongalia County Health Department is offering free vaccinations by appointment on most days at its facility at 453 Van Voorhis Rd. Anyone who wishes to be vaccinated can call 304-598-5119 to schedule an appointment. Other vaccination opportunities can be found at vaccines.gov.

WVU strongly encourages, but does not require, everyone to stay optimally protected against COVID-19 by getting their primary vaccine series and staying up to date with a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.

As a reminder, students, faculty and staff should take one of the following actions (if they havent done so yet) to verify their vaccine status with the University:

Students, faculty and staff who already have verified their vaccination status for their primary vaccine series and have received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should visit the Vaccine Verification System and enter details on their booster via StarRez (WVUs housing portal) at myhousing.wvu.edu by following these instructions.

For personal safety and the safety of others, students and employees should not ignore symptoms of COVID-19. Those with any COVID-19 symptoms should not report to campus for work or class.

All WVU community members are required to report if they test positive for COVID-19 or are quarantining due to suspected or known exposure to COVID-19. In Morgantown, students and employees should report their positive results to CareServices@mail.wvu.edu.

Testing and vaccination information for WVU Tech students and employees is available on the Beckley Return to Campus website. Similarly, testing information for students and employees at WVU Potomac State College can be found on the WVU Keyser Return to Campus site.

Visit the Return to Campus website for more information and to view current COVID-19 dashboards. COVID-19 and related questions can be submitted or sent via email to returntocampus@mail.wvu.edu.

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