IVCC Response to COVID-19

Please do not come to campus if you experience any of these symptoms.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as they learn more about COVID-19.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our campus community, guidance from the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education provides that student health screenings may be on an automated or self-monitoring basis. All students will conduct a daily health screening on each day prior to their arrival for work at any college building or facility and report consistent with the parameters outlined below, until otherwise notified by the college in writing.

Certification and Verification of Daily Health Screening

I will conduct a daily health screening of myself to determine if I have any of the following COVID-19 symptoms:

• Temperature of 100.4 (or greater) degrees Fahrenheit/38 degrees Celsius;
• Cough;
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing;
• Chills;
• Fatigue;
• Muscle and body aches;
• Headache;
• Sore throat;
• New loss of taste or smell;
• Congestion or runny nose;
• Nausea and/or vomiting;
• Diarrhea; or
• Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

By reporting to campus on any given day, I am certifying and verifying that I am not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. If I experience any of the above symptoms at any time during my time on campus, I will immediately notify Kimber King, COVID-19 Coordinator, isolate myself away from others pending further direction from the college/university, and provide necessary information as requested.

If my daily health screening reveals that I am experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, I will notify the college in writing of my absence from campus and the symptoms I am experiencing by sending an email to covid@ivcc.edu, and provide necessary information as requested. I will also provide notice of my absence from campus and necessary information if within 14 days before any trip to campus, a member of my household has had “close contact” (definition below) with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and my household member is also experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or has tested positive for COVID-19. I will await further direction from the college before coming onto campus.

For COVID-19, the CDC defines “close contact” as, any individual who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes (consecutive or non-consecutive within a 24 hour period) starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to positive specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated. Briefer periods of exposure may qualify an individual as a close contact if there is direct physical contact (kissing or hugging), eating or drinking utensils were shared, or the infected person sneezed, coughed or transferred respiratory droplets to the individual. Per the CDC, an individual that tested positive for COVID-19 within the past three (3) months may be excluded from the quarantine protocol for a “close contact.”

Certification and Verification of Other COVID-19 Related Exposures

I will notify the college that I will be absent from campus pending further direction from the college if: (1) I receive a diagnosis of COVID-19; (2) I am suspected of having COVID-19; (3) I come in close contact (definition above) with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 or is suspected of having COVID-19; or (4) I have traveled internationally. If college staff contacts me to gather additional information related to the reason(s) for my absence, I will provide necessary information as requested.

By reporting to campus on any given day, I am certifying and verifying that I am not presently subject to an isolation or quarantine protocol related to COVID-19.

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Effective February 28, 2022, temperature checks at entrances are optional but strongly encouraged. Temperature check stations are available at the main entrance and east entrance of the main campus. Faculty, staff, students, and other patrons are encouraged to use these stations to monitor their own symptoms.

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Effective February 28, 2022, proper mask usage for all IVCC patrons will be optional but is strongly recommended in all public areas such as the Student Life Space, hallways, gymnasium, Fitness Center, Bookstore and Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. Important: Other campus student service areas may still require masking.  Signage will be posted notifying you of departmental masking obligations.

If you fail to adhere to departmental masking obligations, our ability to provide service to you may be interrupted/altered and you may be referred to Student Services for possible student disciplinary action.

Faculty and staff members can make classrooms and office spaces mask-optional but we strongly encourage continued mask wearing.

For additional details, please review the COVID-19 Mitigation Protocol.

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On July 12, 2022, the Governor of Illinois announced Executive Order 2022-16 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 109). Within this Executive Order, Section 4 of Executive Order 2021-22 was rescinded. Students, staff, and faculty of higher education institutions are no longer required to test weekly for COVID-19 if not fully vaccinated.

At this time, COVID-19 vaccination information does not need to be submitted to the College.

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Testing

As of 7/1/22, IVCC no longer has on-site testing provided by SHIELD Illinois. It is unclear at this time if or when testing services will return to campus.

COVID-19 Mitigation Protocol

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Isolation/
Quarantine

If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone that has tested positive for COVID, please contact your local public health department and email  covid@ivcc.edu. If you will be missing any classes due to isolation/quarantine time, immediately contact your instructor(s).

If you test POSITIVE for COVID-19

Regardless of vaccination status,

• If you have no symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day you tested (not the day you got your positive test results).
  • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested.
  • If you develop symptoms within the 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts to day 0 on the day of symptom onset.
• If you have symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested positive.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started.
• Isolate from others for at least 5 days.
  • Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others.
• Ending Isolation
  • If you had no symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5.
  • If you had symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5 if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving.
    • If you still have a fever or your other symptoms have not improved, continue to isolate until they improve.
  • If you had moderate illness (experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing) or severe illness (you were hospitalized) due to COVID-19, or you have a weakened immune system, you need to isolate through day 10.
  • If you had severe illness or have a weakened immune system, consult your doctor before ending isolation. Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you.
  • If you are unsure if your symptoms are moderate or severe or if you have a weakened immune system, talk to a healthcare provider for further guidance.
• After you ended isolation, if your COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart your isolation at day 0.

If you were EXPOSED to someone with COVID-19 

Regardless of vaccination status,

• Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed and start counting from Day 1.
  • Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure.
• Continue to wear a mask for 10 days.

If you develop symptoms, isolate immediately, get tested, and stay home until you know the results.

• Get tested at least 5 full days after your last exposure. Test even if you don't develop symptoms.
  
  • If you test negative, continue to wear a mask through day 10.
  • If you test positive, isolate immediately.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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Please do not come to campus if you experience any of these symptoms.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as they learn more about COVID-19.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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Effective February 28, 2022, temperature checks at entrances are optional but strongly encouraged. Temperature check stations are available at the main entrance and east entrance of the main campus. Faculty, staff, students, and other patrons are encouraged to use these stations to monitor their own symptoms.

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Effective February 28, 2022, proper mask usage for all IVCC patrons will be optional but is strongly recommended in all public areas such as the Student Life Space, hallways, gymnasium, Fitness Center, Bookstore and Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. Important: Other campus student service areas may still require masking.  Signage will be posted notifying you of departmental masking obligations.

All Faculty members have the discretion on whether to require mask usage within the classrooms.  A Faculty member must notify the students of this requirement.  The requirement must be applied equally to all in the classroom, including the Faculty member or any other instructor in the classroom in addition to students.  If a student fails to wear a properly fitted mask, Security will be notified and the student will be removed from the class until such time as the student complies with the Faculty member’s classroom expectations.  Any student who fails to comply with a Faculty member’s classroom expectations may be referred to Student Services for possible disciplinary action.

Faculty and Staff who regularly meet with students or others in office spaces may require those who come into the office to wear a properly fitted mask.  Similar to the classroom expectations, this requirement must be applied equally to all.  Security will be notified should any person fail to comply.

A Faculty and/or Staff member may opt to make classrooms and office spaces mask-optional but strongly encouraged at his/her discretion. 

Signs indicating that a location in the campus still requires masks are available to all.  Please use the designated signage provided.  The signs are available through Fran Brolley’s office.

For additional details, please review the COVID-19 Mitigation Protocol.

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On July 12, 2022, the Governor of Illinois announced Executive Order 2022-16 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 109). Within this Executive Order, Section 4 of Executive Order 2021-22 was rescinded. Students, staff, and faculty of higher education institutions are no longer required to test weekly for COVID-19 if not fully vaccinated.

At this time, COVID-19 vaccination information does not need to be submitted to the College.

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Testing

As of 7/1/22, IVCC no longer has on-site testing provided by SHIELD Illinois. It is unclear at this time if or when testing services will return to campus.

COVID-19 Mitigation Protocol

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Isolation/
Quarantine

If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone that has tested positive for COVID, please contact your local public health department, immediate supervisor, and email covid@ivcc.edu.

If you test POSITIVE for COVID-19

Regardless of vaccination status,

• If you have no symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day you tested (not the day you got your positive test results).
  • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested.
  • If you develop symptoms within the 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts to day 0 on the day of symptom onset.
• If you have symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested positive.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started.
• Isolate from others for at least 5 days.
  • Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others.
• Ending Isolation
  • If you had no symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5.
  • If you had symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5 if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving.
    • If you still have a fever or your other symptoms have not improved, continue to isolate until they improve.
  • If you had moderate illness (experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing) or severe illness (you were hospitalized) due to COVID-19, or you have a weakened immune system, you need to isolate through day 10.
  • If you had severe illness or have a weakened immune system, consult your doctor before ending isolation. Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you.
  • If you are unsure if your symptoms are moderate or severe or if you have a weakened immune system, talk to a healthcare provider for further guidance.
• After you ended isolation, if your COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart your isolation at day 0.

If you were EXPOSED to someone with COVID-19 

Regardless of vaccination status,

• Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed and start counting from Day 1.
  • Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure.
• Continue to wear a mask for 10 days.

If you develop symptoms, isolate immediately, get tested, and stay home until you know the results.

• Get tested at least 5 full days after your last exposure. Test even if you don't develop symptoms.
  
  • If you test negative, continue to wear a mask through day 10.
  • If you test positive, isolate immediately.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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Work from Home COVID-19 Quarantine Protocol PDF

Please contact your immediate supervisor or Mary Beth Herron with any questions.

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Please do not come to campus if you experience any of these symptoms.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as they learn more about COVID-19.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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Effective February 28, 2022, temperature checks at entrances are optional but strongly encouraged. Temperature check stations are available at the main entrance and east entrance of the main campus. Faculty, staff, students, and other patrons are encouraged to use these stations to monitor their own symptoms.

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Effective February 28, 2022, proper mask usage for all IVCC patrons will be optional but is strongly recommended in all public areas such as the Student Life Space, hallways, gymnasium, Fitness Center, Bookstore and Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. Important: Other campus student service areas may still require masking.  Signage will be posted notifying you of departmental masking obligations.

Spectators to events at the College or participants in non-College sponsored events will be required to follow all masking protocols currently in place. Unless a spectator or other participant are in an area marked as “mask-required” by Faculty or Staff, masks will be optional but strongly recommended. Spectators and other participants in non-College events specifically include patrons at music, theater, and other productions, outside groups who rent the facility for gatherings, and patrons or officials who assist with sporting events.

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Visitors are not required to share proof of vaccination to visit any IVCC Campus or event.

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Testing

Community COVID-19 testing is no longer available at IVCC.

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Isolation/
Quarantine

If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone that has tested positive for COVID, please contact your local public health department.

If you test POSITIVE for COVID-19

Regardless of vaccination status,

• If you have no symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day you tested (not the day you got your positive test results).
  • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested.
  • If you develop symptoms within the 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts to day 0 on the day of symptom onset.
• If you have symptoms,
  • Day 0 is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested positive.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started.
• Isolate from others for at least 5 days.
  • Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others.
• Ending Isolation
  • If you had no symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5.
  • If you had symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5 if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving.
    • If you still have a fever or your other symptoms have not improved, continue to isolate until they improve.
  • If you had moderate illness (experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing) or severe illness (you were hospitalized) due to COVID-19, or you have a weakened immune system, you need to isolate through day 10.
  • If you had severe illness or have a weakened immune system, consult your doctor before ending isolation. Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you.
  • If you are unsure if your symptoms are moderate or severe or if you have a weakened immune system, talk to a healthcare provider for further guidance.
• After you ended isolation, if your COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart your isolation at day 0.

If you were EXPOSED to someone with COVID-19 

Regardless of vaccination status,

• Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed and start counting from Day 1.
  • Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19.
  • Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure.
• Continue to wear a mask for 10 days.

If you develop symptoms, isolate immediately, get tested, and stay home until you know the results.

• Get tested at least 5 full days after your last exposure. Test even if you don't develop symptoms.
  
  • If you test negative, continue to wear a mask through day 10.
  • If you test positive, isolate immediately.

CDC COVID-19 Symptoms

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IVCC is currently in Phase 5 - Restored.
Should we re-enter another phase, an updated Operations and Safety Plan will be posted here.

For further information regarding the most current plan, click on the link below:

IVCC Operations and Safety Plan
Updated August 12, 2021

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COVID-19 Work Group                                                                                                                         

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Find additional COVID-19 vaccines near you

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