COVID-19 and Influenza: Keeping Healthy and Safe
Preventing communicable disease is critical to a healthy and safe campus. Symptoms of concern include fever, muscle aches, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, cough, headache, and rash. Stay home if you are sick, inform your instructors if you are absent from class, and contact your healthcare provider for a medical evaluation.
COVID-19 is very contagious and continues to circulate in Orange County. The Student Health Center has free at-home COVID-19 antigen tests available for staff and students.
If you test positive for COVID-19, take the following safety measures to help keep yourself and others safe:
- . If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral medicines work best if taken as soon as possible, and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
- Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication AND other are mild and improving.
- If you do not have symptoms, you should follow the recommendations below to reduce exposure to others.
- Mask when you are around other people indoors for the 10 days* after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms). You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. Day 0 is symptom onset date or positive test date.
- Avoid contact with for severe COVID-19 for 10 days*. Higher-risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities, those who have immunocompromising conditions, and that put them at higher risk for serious illness.
6 Tips for Staying Healthy this Virus Season
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As of June 1, 2023, the student requirement to report positive COVID-19 testing has ended. Staff and Faculty still need to report to HR.
Stay home if you are sick, inform your instructors if you are absent from class, and contact your healthcare provider for a medical evaluation. It is your responsibility to contact your professors and ask for accommodation if needed.
If you test positive for COVID-19, take the following safety measures to help keep yourself and others safe:
- . If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral medicines work best if taken as soon as possible, and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
- Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication AND other are mild and improving.
- If you do not have symptoms, you should follow the recommendations below to reduce exposure to others.
- Mask when you are around other people indoors for the 10 days* after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms). You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. Day 0 is symptom onset date or positive test date.
- Avoid contact with people at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 for 10 days*. Higher-risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities, those who have immunocompromising conditions, and that put them at higher risk for serious illness.
Urgent Care Clinics
OCC Student Health Center is not affiliated with any off-site facilities. Call to confirm hours and insurances accepted.
(714) 477-8460
1190 Baker St, Suite 105, Costa Mesa CA 92626
Monday through Friday from 8 am to 8 pm;
Weekends: 8 am to 5 pm
*accepts Cigna for OCC International Students
- 9122 Adams Ave, Huntington Beach CA 92646
- Monday through Friday from 9 am to 9 pm
- Weekends, Holidays: 9 am to 5 pm
- 17762 Beach Blvd, Suite 100, Huntington Beach CA 92647
- Monday through Friday from 9 am to 9 pm
- Weekends, Holidays: 9 am to 5 pm
(949) 832-6347
1000 Bristol St North, Suite 1B, Newport Beach CA 92660
Monday through Friday from 8 am to 8 pm;
Weekends: 8 am to 7 pm
*accepts Cigna for OCC International Students
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