Check your inbox early and often. ISDH and IU will perform scientifically valid random sampling of Hoosiers in tests conducted in four phases over the next year, beginning Saturday, April 25. Posted July 13, 2020 by azuicens. COVID-19 Testing. Use this form to report either that you tested positive for COVID-19 or you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19. Mitigation testing will still be required for people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, Dr. Aaron Carroll, IU’s director of mitigation testing, said in a webinar Wednesday morning. The closely monitored study will include random sample testing for SARS-CoV-2 -- the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 -- viral infections and antibodies in Hoosiers. To help keep our campuses as safe as possible during the pandemic, IU is conducting ongoing, required COVID-19 testing of thousands of students, faculty, and staff every week. To protect members of the Indiana University community and encourage a healthy start to the school year, IU has implemented COVID-19 testing protocols for several of its campuses. Each week, IU students, faculty, and staff are selected to participate in mitigation testing. A link to the form for weekly and academic year exemptions will be included in the emails sent to those selected for testing. IUSO Protocol for COVID Testing and Quarantine . We oversample groups that appear to be at higher risk for exposure to COVID-19 because of past results, but most populations are sampled in proportion to their size. Working together with IU Health, all IU students, faculty and staff with COVID-19 symptoms have access to virtual care and testing. There are no available mitigation testing appointments on your campus that work for you. What: testing through IU Health or another medical provider. "The goal of mitigation testing is to keep IU safe by identifying cases of COVID-19 in our community, so we really want to focus our efforts on individuals who are an active part of the IU community," said Erika Cheng, who is part of IU's Medical Response Team. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie, 70, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at IU Health Bloomington on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Mitigation testing is conducted at Indiana University to help identify asymptomatic cases and better understand COVID in our campus population. If your test was NEGATIVE, you can continue to plan to arrive on campus on your scheduled move-in date. IU School of Medicine hosts national medical licensure exams to increase testing capacity during COVID-19 Laura Gates Jun 19, 2020 + MORE. The scheduling for voluntary testing opens on Friday evening the week before the tests. You live near an IU campus, but you do not interact in person with other IU students, faculty, or staff. At a time when medical professionals have become the nation’s heroes, the pipeline for licensing new physicians began experiencing a clog. Avez-vous reçu une ordonnance médicale pour un test COVID-19 ou une invitation pour participer au Large Scale Testing? Testing for COVID-19 is covered at 100% under the medical plans. If your specific circumstances do not meet the criteria above but you believe your situation should qualify for a testing exemption, you will be able to submit a detailed request via the same form as the weekly and academic year exemption requests. Related: [IU reveals spring 2021 on-arrival COVID-19 testing plan] If a student receives a positive test result from a rapid test, they are expected to isolate either at their homes or in Ashton for 48 hours while awaiting their second results. Watch this video to see Dr. Cole Beeler, one of the medical experts leading IU's response to the pandemic, explain more about what we're doing. Screenshots. During mitigation testing, we expect many students will be tested often, even weekly. Find information about study abroad programs and what to do if you … To access testing parking, enter Gate 4 at the corner of 17th Street/Woodlawn Avenue and follow signage. We have answers to frequently asked questions about mitigation testing. Help the IU Health team by supporting the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.