Protect the Nest Weekly Update for Students 鈥� November 10, 2021

Posted Nov 10, 2021

This periodic听update听is intended to keep you informed of听the听latest developments from our听Protect听the听Nest听Team. Please visit听for additional general and student-related information. If you have questions or concerns, contact听the听COVID Hotline at听covid@otterbein.edu.

Need to Know: 

  • Where to get the flu shot: Students can get the flu shot at the Student Health Center by appointment (see hours below, available to students only). Employees can get the flu shot through their primary healthcare provider, pharmacies, or health clinics.  
  • Students can get tested for COVID-19 on campus. To do so, contact the COVID Hotline at covid@otterbein.edu to request an appointment. The testing center DOES NOT allow unscheduled drop-in appointments.  

Vaccination Clinic Scheduled for Nov. 15 

A Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held for the 9i果冻制作厂community (students and employees) from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, at The Point, room 145. Sign up for this event at .  

Failure to Comply with Vaccination Requirement 

Students who are unvaccinated and do not have an exemption will be allowed to create a schedule for their spring semester classes (for planning purposes), but that schedule will be frozen after registration week, and those schedules will be dropped on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, if students remain unvaccinated or do not have an approved exemption. To avoid this, students must submit a photo or scan of their vaccination card or request an exemption form at covid@otterbein.edu. 

If employees are still unvaccinated and do not have an exemption,听their last day of employment is Jan. 7, 2022.听To avoid this, employees听must听submit a听photo or scan of听their vaccination听card听听To request an exemption form, employees must contact Scott Fitzgerald at听sfitzgerald@otterbein.edu.

听Otterbein鈥檚 COVID-19 protocols are developed in consultation with Franklin County Public Health and OhioHealth (Otterbein鈥檚 campus healthcare provider) and adhere to听the听recommendations of听the听Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Ohio Department of Health. Otterbein’s protocols are subject to change based on new guidance issued by听these agencies.