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Are you seeing purple on your Daily Symptom Survey?

Before we answer, we have a reminder: All employees (including student employees) are still required to take the and receive approval before accessing �������ϲ����Ͽ� Davis facilities.

As of last Saturday (Sept. 24), some approvals are showing up in purple, which designates “conditional approval.” It does NOT prevent you from accessing facilities. Rather, it alerts you to one or more of the following conditions:

• You are not compliant with �������ϲ����Ͽ� Vaccine Policy.
• You are a health care worker or other employee who has been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 10 days.

The requires all employees (and students) to remain current on vaccine status or have an approved medical or religious exception.

“Current” includes the newest boosters from Pfizer and Moderna, which are bivalent vaccines, meaning they target both the most recent omicron subvariants as well as the original COVID-19 strain. The Pfizer booster is for people 12 and older and Moderna booster for people 18 and older, and you are eligible two months after either an initial vaccine series or monovalent booster.

�������ϲ����Ͽ� Davis officials said noncompliance with the bivalent booster requirement “does not yet affect employment status, access to facilities or access to services at �������ϲ����Ͽ� Davis.”

“Please consider these notices [of conditional approval] a reminder that you need to take action to become compliant with �������ϲ����Ͽ� Vaccine Policy, and monitor campus news for updates regarding enforcement,” officials said on the .

Getting vaccinated

Employees can find free vaccinations and boosters at multiple clinic locations in Yolo County, including options found on the  or the national database . Pharmacies such as Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS also have direct scheduling portals.

�������ϲ����Ͽ� Davis students can schedule free appointments for Pfizer vaccinations and booster shots at the Student Health and Wellness Center through the . Students may also find appointments off-campus via and .  

Employees should enter their vaccination information into the Health-e-Messaging portal. Students should report their vaccinations if received off campus.

Purple approvals also include detailed information on what you need to do if you have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 10 days.