Unvaccinated students, faculty, and staff must have a vaccine exemption request approved to access campus.
Weekly testing is optional for students, faculty, and staff. If you are experiencing any possible symptoms of COVID-19, please contact COVID19@vermontlaw.edu and/or registar@vermontlaw.edu before 8:30am EST and await further instruction before coming to campus.
General On-Campus Testing Information:
Testing will be offered by request only from 12PM on Tuesdays to 12PM on Wednesdays. Please email COVID19@vermontlaw.edu to request a PCR test during this time.
Testing will be available for pick-up/drop-off in the contactless boxes on the Hoff Lounge Porch. All pre-requested PCR tests will be placed in the contactless pick-up box on the Hoff Lounge Porch at noon on Tuesdays and can be returned to the contactless drop-off box in the same location at any time prior to noon on Wednesdays.
- Testing is self-administered. The test is an anterior nasal swab Reverse Transcriptase (RT) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. In most cases, results will be emailed to you within 48 hours.
If you have possible symptoms of COVID-19:
- Please email COVID19@vermontlaw.edu and/or registar@vermontlaw.edu by 8:30am EST and await further instruction before coming to campus.
I’M EXPERIENCING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, MAY I COME TO CAMPUS FOR ONSITE TESTING?
Yes. Please contact COVID19@vermontlaw.edu and await further instruction.
TO SIGN UP FOR TESTING:
Appointments are required and can be made by emailing COVID19@vermontlaw.edu.
If you need to be tested off campus, the below test providers in the greater South Royalton area offer PCR tests. Please note, availability and cost are subject to change. Please confirm these details with the testing provider and your insurance provider before your appointment.
State | Testing Provider | Location | Free? | Appointment Needed? | Tests for those WITHOUT COVID-19 Symptoms Available? | Provider Contact Info | Other/Notes |
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VT | Vermont Department of Health Testing Sites | Locations around the state | Yes | No, but strongly encouraged to ensure you can receive a PCR test | Yes | 802-863-7240 Website Contact Link | |
VT | Walgreens | Locations around the state | Yes (those without insurance must have symptoms) | Yes | Yes | Website Contact Link | |
VT | ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care | Locations around the state | Yes, with some insurance providers | Yes | Yes | Website Contact Link | |
VT | Kinney Drugs | Locations around the state | Yes, with some insurance providers | Yes | Yes, ONLY asymptomatic testing available | Website Contact Link | |
VT | Bethel Health Center | Bethel, VT (10 mins from campus) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 802-234-9913 | |
VT | Chelsea Health Center | Chelsea, VT (20 mins from campus) |
Yes, with some insurance providers | Yes | Yes | 802-685-4400 | |
VT | Gifford Medical Center | Randolph, VT (25 mins from campus) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 802-728-7000 | |
VT | Rochester Health Center | Rochester, VT (35 mins from campus) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 802-767-3704 | |
VT | Springfield Health Center | Springfield, VT (55 mins from campus) |
Yes, with some insurance providers | Yes | No | 802-886-8902 | Physician order required |
VT | Copley Hospital | Morrisville, VT (1 hour 20 mins from campus) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 802-888-8642 | Physician order required, can use Copely Hospital house doctor if needed |
VT | Manchester Medical Center-Urgent Care | Manchester Center, VT (1 hour 45 mins from campus) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Website Contact Link | PCR test results available same-day |
NH | ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care | Lebanon, NH (25 mins from campus) and other locations around the state |
Yes, with some insurance providers | No. If walking-in, encouraged to arrive by 7:30am | Yes | 603-276-3261 | |
NH | Walgreens | Locations around the state | Yes (those without insurance must have symptoms) | Yes | Yes | Website Contact Link | |
NH | CVS | Locations around the state | Yes, with insurance or federal program for uninsured | Yes | Yes | Website Contact Link | |
NH | Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH (25 mins from campus) |
Yes (those without insurance coverage must qualify for the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit for free testing) | Yes | Yes | 603-442-5665 | You need to be a resident within the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Service Region as shown on this map |
NH | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | Lebanon, NH (35 mins from campus) |
Yes (those without insurance coverage must qualify for the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit for free testing) | Yes | Only if a family member or close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case | 603-650-1818 | |
NH | Valley Regional Hospital | Claremont, NH (50 mins from campus) |
Yes, with some insurance providers | Yes | Yes | 603-542-7850 | |
NH | Cheshire Medical Center | Keane, NH (1 hour 25 mins from campus) |
Yes (those without insurance coverage must qualify for the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit for free testing) | Yes | Yes | 603-354-6700 | You need to be a resident within the Monadnock Public Health Region (23 towns of Cheshire County, and the 10 western-most towns in Hillsborough County) |
NH | Speare Memorial Hospital | Plymouth, NH (1 hour 25 mins from campus) |
Yes (those without insurance coverage must qualify for the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit for free testing) | Yes | Yes | 603-238-6464 Website Contact Link |
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NH | Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH (1 hour 30 mins from campus) |
Yes (those without insurance coverage must qualify for the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit for free testing) | Yes | Yes | 603-575-6400 |
If you make an appointment at an offsite provider, please confirm that you are making an appointment for a PCR test prior to your appointment. To ensure that the test that you receive is free, please confirm that either 1) testing is free regardless of insurance status, 2) that your insurance will cover the full cost of the test, or 3) that you quality for free testing without insurance through the provider or another program.
If you are a resident of New Hampshire and do not have insurance, you may qualify for free testing in New Hampshire through the NH COVID-19 Testing Benefit. You may find more information about this benefit here.
Will we be notified of positive results in our community?
Students and faculty who were present in a residential class in which a VLS community member who tested positive for COVID-19 attended while they were possibly infectious (48 hours before symptoms began, if symptomatic, or 48 hours before a positive COVID-19 test was administered, if asymptomatic) will be notified via email, even if they were not a close contact as defined by the CDC.
You may refer to our COVID-19 dashboard, found by clicking the “Dashboard” button at the bottom of this page, for a count of all positive cases and positive cases within the past 7 days.