Non-Healthcare Student Positive Home Tests

The VU Command Center and the Nashville Metro Health Department are no longer doing contact tracing for those infected with COVID-19.  If you have any questions, please contact your healthcare provider at My Health At Vanderbilt

If you have a positive test at home, please follow the instructions below for isolation:

If you are not Immunocompromised and have no risks for severe disease (see below):  Day 0 is the day you developed symptoms (or the day of your test if you have no symptoms), and you must isolate until AFTER day 5 (return to regular activities day 6) if you are improving.  If you are not improving, please schedule an appointment at Student Health.  You should self-report your isolation dates to your professors. 

If you are not Immunocompromised but have risk factors for more severe COVID-19 (see below), you may be eligible for Paxlovid or other anti-viral therapies.  Please contact your healthcare provider at My Health At Vanderbilt.   Risk factors for severe COVID-19 include:


If you are Immunocompromised:  Please contact your healthcare provider at My Health At Vanderbilt for guidance on your isolation, as you likely will need to isolate longer than the standard 5 days and would be eligible for Paxlovid or other anti-viral treatments.