Facilities, Office & Lab Requirements

If you are coming from out of state, in the 2 weeks before your trip to Harvard, you must do everything possible to prevent COVID-19 from impeding your ability to travel.

• Check yourself for symptoms every day, and seek testing and medical advice if you develop fever or other symptoms of COVID-19.
• If you are not already doing it, begin wearing a face covering (over your mouth and nose) whenever you are with people beyond your household or spending time in public spaces. Get used to wearing face coverings; they will be part of your daily life at Harvard.
• Get a supply of masks: Purchase washable cloth face coverings and/or disposable multi-layer masks. Wash your reusable cloth face coverings after each day of use.

All visitors and returning residents entering Massachusetts are required to:

• Complete the Massachusetts Travel Form prior to arrival, unless you are arriving from a lower-risk state as designated by the Department of Public Health.
• Quarantine for 14 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts. If your COVID-19 test result has not been received prior to arrival, both visitors and residents must quarantine until you receive a negative test result.

Failure to comply may result in a $500 fine per day. Review the exceptions to the order.

Complete the state-mandated COVID-19 safety awareness training, available on the Harvard Training Portal. it takes about 30 minutes to complete. You must complete the training before you can complete step 4.

No more than 23 hours before coming to campus, you must complete an attestation through Crimson Clear.

• If you successfully complete Crimson Clear, you will receive a “clear” pass, valid for 23 hours.
• If you are not cleared, an HUHS clinician will call you to determine next steps before you can come to campus.

In the event of technical difficulties, if you do not have access to a device, or if you do not have a HarvardKey credential (i.e., an outside vendor who requires access to facilities for business purposes), you may complete a printable attestation form.

Get here safely! Wear a cloth face covering or disposable mask at all times while in transit to Harvard. This includes time spent in transit/rail, airports, planes, and taxi/rideshare. Keep hand sanitizer with you and clean your hands after touching anything that is touched by other people (doorknobs, handrails, elevator buttons, etc.).

Harvard has partnered with Color, a health testing company, to administer the University’s testing procedures, including providing testing kits, managing alerts for regular testing, and delivering test results to individuals.

• A critical first step in this process is for you to create your Color account You will need to use your Harvard email account to create your Color account. If you have questions about creating your Color account, please contact: support@color.com.

All affiliates who are authorized to be on campus should review the latest guidance for on-campus activities.