Dear 果酱视频 Community,
In preparation for a safe return to campus this fall,听we urge students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated and to voluntarily notify the University of your vaccination status. This will enable our Health and Wellness team to add anonymized metrics to the听果酱视频 COVID-19 Dashboard, complementing our COVID-19 case tracking and testing reports.听
Benefits of Uploading Your Completed CDC Vaccination Card听
果酱视频 students, faculty and staff are encouraged to complete their full vaccination by August, 1, 2021. A full vaccination is presently defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as two weeks after the second dose of the听听辞谤听听COVID-19 vaccine, or two weeks after a single-doseJohnson & Johnson鈥檚 Janssen听COVID-19 vaccine.听
All 果酱视频 community members who upload proof of full vaccination听between June 1 and August 1, 2021, will:
Choose from one of the following:
- $25 Panther dollars, which can be used at any dining location on campus
- $25 果酱视频 Bookstore and spirit shop gift card
- $25 Panera gift card
- $25 Starbucks gift card
Be entered into a raffle for larger prizes including:
- A reserved parking space on the Garden City campus for the fall semester
- Two tickets to a New York Mets game
- Two tickets to a New York Yankees game
- Two tickets to an 果酱视频 PAC performance
- Two round-trip LIRR tickets to New York City
- Wellness gear, such as folding bicycles, air fryers and blenders
Individuals who submit their proof of vaccination will no longer have to participate in ongoing random (surveillance) COVID-19 testing.
Resident students听who upload proof of full vaccination听between June 1 and August 1, 2021,听will also be entered into a drawing for one of听ten (10) $500 housing credits听for Fall 2021.
Gift cards will be mailed and raffles will be drawn after August 1, when the upload period is complete.听
Benefits of Being Vaccinated
According to the听:
- All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be safe and effective at preventing COVID-19.听
- All COVID-19 vaccines that are in development are being carefully evaluated in clinical trials and will be authorized or approved only if they make it substantially less likely you will get COVID-19.
- Based on what we know about vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, experts believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine also helps keep you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19.
- Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you,听particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
- Experts continue to conduct studies to learn more about how COVID-19 vaccination may reduce spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.
- Being fully vaccinated makes you eligible for the New York state听, a mobile app that provides a free, fast and secure way to present digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results. This can help you get into places and do things that require proof of vaccination.
How Do I Get Vaccinated?
Community members can be vaccinated through a state-administered site or through an authorized vaccination site, including hospitals and pharmacies.听
Through a state-administered site:
Use the , or call the New York state COVID-19 vaccination hotline at 833.697.4829.
- Manhattan-based 果酱视频 community members: Review and complete听.
- All other eligible community members: Review and complete听.
- Once you have a confirmed appointment, you will be required to complete the听听to receive a submission ID.
听Through an authorized vaccination site (including hospitals and pharmacies):
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听to search for available appointments near you.
How to Upload Your CDC Vaccination Card
Your proof of vaccination will be securely stored on 果酱视频鈥檚 Health Services portal and becomes part of your confidential health record.听
- Scan or photograph your vaccine card. If you will听be uploading it via your desktop, please send the image to your computer.听Please note that the Health Portal limits the file size to 4 MB.听
- Go to eCampus, click on the听听and听.
Although the AU2GO mobile app can be used to access the Health Portal, uploads are not supported by the Android platform. Android users must open eCampus in an internet browser.
If you have any questions or concerns about 果酱视频鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, you can reach out to our University Health and Wellness team via email at healthandwellness@adelphi.edu听or by calling 果酱视频 Health Services at听516.877.6000.
Sincerely,
Nicole Gaudino
Executive Director
University Health and Wellness