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COVID-19 Update: Move-In Testing

August 10, 2021

Dear ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø community members,

We are eager to welcome you to campus later this month.

We had hoped for a more normal fall semester. But the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant has required us to wear face masks once again. Thankfully, social distancing is no longer necessary.

The Delta variant is much more transmissible and more likely to result in severe disease compared to the wild-type COVID-19 strain that caused infections and deaths during much of the pandemic.

Unfortunately, St. Louis is experiencing very high infection and hospitalization rates just as we are preparing our campus for fall. In order to help quell community spread of the Delta variant, the St. Louis City Health Department has implemented a mask mandate until further notice.

Move-in begins on Wednesday, August 18, and runs through Sunday, August 22. You and all members of your move-in team must wear face masks inside all University buildings, including your residence hall or apartment building. Your face mask must cover your mouth and nose. A face shield is not a substitute for a face mask.

If you’re a residential student, you should have been informed of your scheduled move-in window by Housing and Residence Life. The information also can be found here.

Being healthy and fully vaccinated will expedite your move. Please be sure you have uploaded your proof of full vaccination or proof of your first dose to , or that you have an approved vaccine exemption from SLU.

For Residential and Off-Campus Students

If you are fully vaccinated and you are not exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms :

For Residential Students

If you have an approved vaccine exemption — meaning you are unvaccinated — or if you are not fully vaccinated, and you are not exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms:

If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms on move-in day:

Regardless of vaccination status, if you test positive for COVID-19 and you live in on-campus housing, you are required to move into isolation housing for at least 10 days, or to move back home for that same time period.

As always, if you have any questions, please email us at pandemic@slu.edu.

Stay safe and be well,

Terri Rebmann, Ph.D., RN, CIC, FAPIC
Special Assistant to the President
Director, Institute for Biosecurity
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
College for Public Health and Social Justice