Fall 2021: COVID-19 Vaccines

Questions?
Contact the BW COVID-19 Response Team at the 24/7 helpline at (440) 826-7787 or send an email to bwbesafe@bw.edu.

Updated November 5, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccinations on Campus

The COVID-19 vaccine is the single most effective way to protect our community. All BW students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine at the BW Health Center or at retailers within walking distance from campus.

Schedule a Booster Vaccine

To schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, call the Health Center at (440) 826-2178. Bring a picture ID to your appointment.

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

BW offers both the J&J Janssen vaccine (1 shot) and the Moderna vaccine (2 shots, 1 month apart). View information about the J&J vaccine (1 shot) and Moderna vaccine (2 shots, 1 month apart). Individuals who want to receive the Pfizer booster should contact other vaccine providers. Current CDC guidelines consider a person fully vaccinated two weeks after completing the vaccine.

COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations on Campus

Booster vaccinations for COVID-19 are available at the Health Center for eligible BW students, faculty and staff.

Schedule a Booster Vaccine Appointment

To schedule a COVID-19 booster vaccine appointment, call the Health Center at (440) 826-2178. Bring a picture ID and bring your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. Please continue to read details below before calling to schedule.

J&J/Janssen

Booster doses are authorized for all recipients of the single-dose J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Any BW student, faculty or staff, 18 or older, who received a J&J vaccine can get a booster dose at least two months following the initial dose.

Those who received the J&J vaccine may get a booster dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. and both the J&J and Moderna vaccines are available at the Health Center. Individuals who want to receive the Pfizer booster should contact other vaccine providers.

To schedule a COVID-19 booster vaccine, call the BW Health Center at 440-826-2178. Bring a picture ID and bring your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.

Moderna

If an individual received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine for the primary series, booster doses can be given to adults who are at high risk for severe disease and complications from COVID-19 or high risk for exposure to COVID-19.

Eligibility

Eligibility includes those who meet any of the following criteria:

65 years of age and older
Age 18 and older who have underlying medical conditions
Age 18 and older who work or live in high-risk settings

Booster doses can be administered 6 months or longer after completion of the primary series for people who received Moderna or Pfizer.

Anyone who received the primary series of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine and is eligible to receive a booster dose, may get a booster dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S.

Any eligible BW student, faculty and staff who wants to receive Moderna or J&J as their booster may do so at the Health Center. Individuals who want to receive a Pfizer booster should contact other vaccine providers.

Providing Record of COVID-19 Vaccination

Based on guidance from the CDC and the Ohio Department of Health, non-symptomatic students, faculty or staff who have received a complete COVID-19 vaccine will not be required to quarantine if they are an identified close contact of a positive individual and provide documentation to support this. Vaccinated students, faculty and staff can submit proof of COVID-19 immunization(s) through the Med+Proctor system which BW uses to track and provide compliance, using their BW email address.

Note: If you submitted your vaccination information to BW Health Services during the spring 2021 semester or are a new student who submitted vaccine information via onboarding forms through BW's Admissions portal, you MUST also upload your information to Med+Proctor. This is the system the University will use going forward to track vaccinations and waive quarantine and surveillance testing protocols.

Using Med+Proctor

All BW students, faculty and staff can provide evidence of vaccinations by uploading a photo of their vaccination card through the secure platform at Med+Proctor.

There is no charge for this service, though you have the option to purchase a membership that will provide lifetime access to your immunization data that can be shared with others, as you designate. (Please note: You do NOT need to purchase the membership or submit a doctor-signed immunization certificate.)

Steps to Submit Proof of COVID-19 Immunization

Log in to Med+Proctor using your BW username and password.
At the bottom of the screen, click on "Click here to submit another document."
In the "Document Type" drop-down menu, select "COVID Documentation: Optional."
Click “Choose file” and navigate to your vaccination card photo.
Click "Continue."
You will receive a confirmation email when your information has been verified by Med+Proctor.

Questions and Support

If you have difficulty using Med+Proctor, you may contact Med+Proctor between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. During those hours, you can live chat with their support agents directly from their support site or while you are completing your upload. This feature is located at the bottom right of the screen on either Med+Proctor site.

You may also email help@medproctor.com with your issue, and this will create a ticket for their support agents to take care of you.

Is it possible for me to infect others with COVID-19 after being vaccinated?: The primary objective of current COVID-19 vaccines is to prevent disease; studies are still ongoing as to whether they impact transmission.
Do I need a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve already had COVID-19?: There is not enough information currently available to say if or for how long people are protected from getting COVID-19 after they have had it (natural immunity). Early evidence suggests natural immunity from COVID-19 may not last very long, but more studies are needed.
Due to the severe health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, people who have gotten sick with COVID-19 should discuss vaccination with their physician.
Do I need to quarantine in the future if I have received two doses of the vaccine?: It can take up to one to two weeks after your last dose of the vaccine to have protection. After that time, because the vaccine has shown high effectiveness, we are hopeful that most people who have received two doses of the vaccine will not be required to quarantine if they were exposed to another individual with COVID-19, but we await further guidance from the CDC.
Do I need to quarantine if I'm exposed to COVID-19 between doses?: Yes, you should follow standard quarantine protocol if you were exposed to an individual with COVID-19, as advised by state and local public health officials if you are possibly exposed between doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. It can take up to one to two weeks after your last dose of the vaccine to have protection.