What to Expect When Coming to Campus
The health, safety, and well-being of our entire HBS community remain our top priority. We are closely monitoring health and safety protocols as provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Massachusetts, and Harvard University, and we will continue to make adjustments as the public health situation changes.
We encourage all visitors and guests coming to campus to be up to date on their coronavirus vaccinations and boosters, and we ask that you do not come to campus if you are sick, have been asked to quarantine or isolate, or have tested positive within the past 5 days. Masks are optional and available at many locations throughout the HBS campus.
Preparing to Come/Stay on Campus
Will I need to be fully vaccinated before coming to campus?
Participants are no longer required to attest to being fully vaccinated and boosted. However, we strongly encourage all SVMP participants, visitors, and guests coming to campus to be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. In addition, we ask that you do not come to campus if you are sick, have been asked to quarantine or isolate, or have tested positive within the past five days.
Will I be required to take a COVID-19 test during my stay on campus?
HBS no longer requires regular/surveillance COVID-19 testing. However, if you feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit symptoms during your program, you will be asked to temporarily quarantine in your room, refrain from physically participating in program activities, and test for COVID-19. If you test positive for COVID-19, you will not be permitted to physically participate in any program activities during your isolation period. Per CDC guidelines, the isolation period is generally five full days after the date of the positive test or, if applicable, when symptoms first began (regardless of when you tested positive). As long as you choose to remain on campus, you will generally need to stay in your bedroom (isolated from others) during your isolation period with limited exceptions. If your isolation period extends beyond the end date of your program and you would like to stay on campus until its conclusion, we will discuss feasibility with you at that time. If you wish to test regularly, you will need to provide your own test kits.
Will I be required to quarantine if a fellow participant tests positive?
No, however, if you start to feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit any COVID-19- related symptoms, per our policy, you will be asked to not participate in any program activities and test for COVID-19. More information will be provided to you at that time.