Personal Safety Practices
For the safety of all, students, faculty, and staff are expected to abide by personal safety practices known to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Ways to Stay Safe
All students, faculty, and staff are expected to do the following regardless of vaccination status:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially prior to eating. Hand sanitizer should be used if soap and water are not readily available.
- Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands – including your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Avoid close contact with people and do not shake hands.
- Adelphi University temporarily reinstated our indoor mask requirement for all individuals at our Garden City, Hauppauge, Hudson Valley and Manhattan locations, as of mid-May 2022.
- As of June 6, indoor masking became optional, due to improving conditions.
- 所有咳嗽和打喷嚏时，最好用纸巾遮盖，纸巾使用后可丢弃在密封容器中。在没有纸巾的情况下，用袖子或手肘。
- Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects including buttons, door handles, counters, workstations, keyboards, etc.
Note: All visitors to campus will be expected to follow these guidelines.
For community members who are sick, the following is expected:
- Stay home.
- Students who test positive, suspect they may be ill, or have been in close contact with someone who tested positive should call Adelphi Health Services at 516.877.6000 for advice about next steps.
- Faculty and staff should refer to ourStay at Home policyand feel free to reach out to Human Resources at 516.877.3220 and Health Services at 516.877.6000.
- Keep sick household members away from others. If you have a separate room, that is best. Similar procedures and guidelines will be provided for residential students living on campus.
- 避免分享个人物品。
- Anyone at high risk for complications or identifying as a member of a vulnerable population should speak with a designated Adelphi official.
- Adelphi’s quarantine and isolation periodhas been reduced to reflect the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New York state and the Nassau County Department of Health.
- COVID-19检测呈阳性的人应隔离至少整整5天，在无法与他人隔离时佩戴口罩，然后在家中和公共场所与他人在一起时再使用合适的口罩5天(症状出现后的第6天至第10天)。
- Anyone not up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations and who has had close contact with someone with COVID-19 must stay home, away from others for at least five days after the date of the last contact with a person with COVID-19. Seek testing at least five days after the date of the last close contact, and wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days from the date of your last close contact with someone with COVID-19.
Mask Pickup Locations
Disposable masks will be provided free of charge by Adelphi, if needed, and can be picked up at these locations.
- Garden City Campus: Center for Recreation and Sports (CRS) – Reception Desk
- Garden City Campus: Student Health Services
- Garden City Campus: Public Safety Office
- Garden City Campus: Swirbul Library – Reception Desk, Lower Level
- Garden City Campus: Ruth S. Harley University Center Lobby
- Garden City Campus: Nexus Building – Admissions Desk
- Garden City Campus: Hy Weinberg Center – Room 302
- Garden City Campus: Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise – Reception Desk (room 121)
Disposable masks may only be worn for one day and then must be responsibly placed in the trash. Acceptable reusable face coverings and masks should be washed regularly.
- Reception Desk
- Reception Desk
- Reception Desk
Guidance for Face Masks and Coverings
在仍需佩戴口罩的情况下，我们强烈建议使用医用/外科口罩，而非布制口罩。
Appropriate use of face masks or coverings minimizes risk to others near you. To function properly, they must cover your mouth and nose, or you could spread COVID-19 to others—even if you do not feel sick. The mask or cloth face covering is not a substitute for social distancing or proper handwashing.
Adelphi follows theCDC recommendationsfor acceptable face coverings. They include but are not limited to cloth-based face coverings, two-ply gaiters and disposable masks that cover both the mouth and nose;bandanas and buffsare not acceptable face coverings, and masks with valves or vents do not offer adequate protection and should not be used while on campus.
Type and Intended Use of Face Coverings/Masks
| Mask Type | Cloth Face Covering
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Disposable Mask
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Medical-Grade Surgical Mask
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N95 Respirator
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description of Mask | Homemade or commercially manufactured face coverings that are washable and help contain wearer’s respiratory emissions | Commercially manufactured masks that help contain wearer’s respiratory emissions | FDA-approved masks to protect the wearer from large droplets and splashes; help contains wearer’s respiratory emissions | Provide effective respiratory protection from airborne particles and aerosols; help contain wearer’s respiratory emissions |
| Intended Use | Required for campus community use in non-healthcare settings (office spaces, general research/work settings, shops, community areas) where 6’ social distancing cannot be consistently maintained. Must be replaced daily. (While likely necessary for ingress and egress, not required when working alone in an office). | These masks are reserved for healthcare workers and other approved areas with task-specific hazards determined by OESO. | ||
How to Select a Mask
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Choose masks that:
- Have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric
- Completely cover your nose and mouth
- Fit snugly against the sides of your face and don’t have gaps
Don’t choose masks that:
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- Are made of fabric that makes it hard to breathe, for example, vinyl
- Have exhalation valves or vents, which allow virus particles to escape
Special Situations
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If you wear glasses, find a mask that fits closely over your nose or one that has a nose wire to limit fogging.
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- Wear a gaiter with two layers, or fold it to make two layers
- Face shields are not recommended: Evaluation of face shields is ongoing, but effectiveness is unknown at this time.
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- Find a mask that is made for children to help ensure proper fit.
- 检查口罩是否紧贴鼻子、嘴巴和下巴，两侧没有缝隙。
- Do NOT put on children younger than 2 years old.
Use and Care of Face Coverings
For details regarding cloth face coverings, including how to create, wear and care for home-made face coverings, visit theCDC website.
Putting on the face-covering/disposable mask
- Wash hands or use hand sanitizer prior to handling the face-covering/disposable mask.
- Ensure the face-covering/disposable mask fits over the nose and under the chin.
- Situate the face-covering/disposable mask properly with nose wire snug against the nose (where applicable), ensuring the nose, mouth, and chin are always covered.
- Tie straps behind the head and neck or loop around the ears.
- Throughout the process: Avoid touching the front of the face-covering/disposable mask.
Taking off the face-covering/disposable mask
- Carefully, untie the strings behind your head or stretch the ear loops
- Handle only by the ear loops or ties
- Fold outside corners together
- Be careful not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth when removing and wash hands immediately after removing.
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Care, storage and laundering
- Keep face coverings/disposable mask stored in a paper bag when not in use.
- Cloth face coverings may not be used more than one day at a time and must be washed after use. Cloth face coverings should be properly laundered with regular clothing detergent before first use, and after each shift. Cloth face coverings should be replaced immediately if soiled, damaged (e.g. ripped, punctured) or visibly contaminated.
- Disposable masks must not be used for more than one day and should be placed in the trash after your shift or if it is soiled, damaged (e.g., stretched ear loops, torn or punctured material) or visibly contaminated.