{"id":69988,"date":"2021-11-17T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=69988"},"modified":"2021-11-16T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T21:39:16","slug":"rapid-covid-19-testing-available-ahead-of-thanksgiving-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/11_17_2021\/rapid-covid-19-testing-available-ahead-of-thanksgiving-break","title":{"rendered":"Rapid COVID-19 Testing Available Ahead of Thanksgiving Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Toledo is offering faculty, staff and students the opportunity to schedule a free rapid COVID-19 test ahead of Thanksgiving break when they may be visiting with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>To request an appointment, individuals should visit the University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/covid19test.utoledo.edu\/\">online scheduling portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Testing is being offered on Main Campus and Health Science Campus. Appointments are currently available through Friday, Nov. 19. Additional appointment times will be added next week.<\/p>\n<p>The antigen-based tests, performed in partnership with The University of Toledo Medical Center and collected via a shallow nasal swab, will provide results in approximately 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This testing is for asymptomatic individuals only. Anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utoledo.edu\/coronavirus\/keeping-campus-safe\/#covid19testing\">request a test<\/a> at the University Health Center on Main Campus or UTMC.<\/p>\n<p>Unvaccinated students and employees \u2014 including those who have been granted an exemption \u2014 are already required to participate in the University\u2019s surveillance COVID-19 testing process at least once per week and use the same online scheduling portal.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who have not yet uploaded their proof of vaccination are encouraged to do so through the University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/utvaccinereg.utoledo.edu\/\">vaccine registry portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing is being offered on Main Campus and Health Science Campus. Appointments are available through Friday, with appointment times for next week to be added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":849,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7,63],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/849"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69988"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69990,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69988\/revisions\/69990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}