The College will continue to monitor COVID-19 conditions on campus and monitor Federal, State of New York, and the City's public health guidance on COVID-19. The College will respond and may adjust these policies as needed. Updates will be posted to this website.
Vaccination
Starting May 2023, Manhattan College does not require COVID-19 vaccinations. Everyone is strongly encouraged to get vaccinated and stay up to date on recommended vaccines.
Academic Year 2023-24
New students may submit documentation of COVID-19 vaccination with the other required health records and forms. See Required Forms | Health Services | Inside Manhattan College
Masks
The College is a mask friendly community. Masks are not required indoors or outdoors. Faculty can encourage, not require, masks in their classroom. Course syllabus should have information if the Faculty encourages wearing a mask. Masks are available and required when visiting the Health Services office.
Guidance for COVID-19 Illness, Positive Tests and Isolation
College community members who are experiencing symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to COVID-19 should follow the CDC Respiratory Viruses
for guidance.
Students who test positive for COVID-19 may report their illness to Health Services. To contact Health Services, to report COVID illness or recieve guidance by phone 718-862-7217 or email health.services@manhattan.edu.
Updated guidance March 2024 CDC and COVID-19: When You Are Sick - NYC Health
Isolation Guidance
- Isolate right away if you have symptoms. Test for COVID-19 and stay home until you have no fever for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine and other COVID-19 symptoms are getting better.
- Make sure to take steps to protect others in your household, including wearing a well-fitting mask, staying in a separate room as much as possible, increasing ventilation and following good hand hygiene.
- You can leave isolation if you have no fever for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine and other COVID-19 symptoms are getting better.
Ending Isolation
After qualifying to end isolation, for the next 5 day period please follow the precautions below.
Also if you have tested positive for COVID-19 and never had symptoms or have been diagnosed with another respiratory virus, take the same precautions for the next 5 days.
- Wear a well-fitting mask
- Continue to keep a social distance from others, especially those at higher risk of serious illness.
- When indoors and around others, take steps to improve ventilation.
- Practice good hand and cough hygiene.
- If you develop a fever or you start to feel worse, restart isolation and stay home and away from others for at least 24 hours, and your symptoms are improving overall and you have not had a fever (and are not taking fever-reducing medicine).
Resident Students
We encourage all students to test for COVID 19 when experiencing symptoms. Students may schedule an appointment for evaluation at Health Services.
The College requires that anyone living in the residence halls be responsible for their own isolation costs. CDC current isolation rules will apply.
Employee Guidance
For questions on COVID-19 absenses and employee policy, contact the Office of Human Resources.
Employees are required to contact their supervisors if unable to work due to illness. Employees with COVID-19 may not work or attend any in-person classes on campus during the isolation period.
