Month: October 2020

Please be reminded that all “on site” USC faculty and staff have a flu vaccination fall deadline of November 1, 2020. Faculty and staff planning to access campus in Spring 2021 should complete flu compliance in advance of coming to campus. Please review instructions for uploading documentation to MySHR (the secure health records portal). Beginning January 19, 2021, individuals who are out of compliance on flu immunization or testing compliance will have TrojanCheck access temporarily discontinued….Continue Reading Flu Compliance Process for Faculty and Staff

If you have specific questions about insurance requirements and options, 10 minute Zoom appointments are available for Student Health Insurance, Fees & Billing Questions: Tuesdays – 5pm – 6pm and Wednesdays – 8am – 9am. Sign up for your individualized chat. Sessions are scheduled for 10/21 through 11/17.
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The results of the USC Student Health study appeared Oct. 15, in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Participants were invited to be part of the study via an email invitation that was sent to 9,135 students enrolled for the spring 2020 semester. Only students still living in the area could participate, as they had to come to the student health center for a blood draw. The study indicates that the virus was not widely circulating in the student population prior to the closure of the physical campus in mid-March 2020. One surprising takeaway from the study could help USC Student Health doctors zero in on possible COVID-19 cases during cold and flu season. Eighty-one percent of students who tested positive for antibodies reported losing their sense of smell or taste — a symptom associated with the new coronavirus but not influenza….Continue Reading COVID-19 Antibody Study