Testing required by Sept. 10
On Tuesday, Aug. 10, students, faculty and staff were sent an email regarding mandatory COVID-19 testing for the beginning of the semester. From the week of Aug. 8 to Sept. 5, 6,784 tests have been administered.
As of right now, the campus positivity rate is 3.4 percent, which compared to this time last year the rate was rate of 7.7 percent. All students, faculty and staff were required to be tested by Sept. 3, but that deadline has been extended to Sept. 10, with test being administered in the Lewis Hall Founder’s Room.
“Those who have not tested on-campus as part of the required testing program have one final opportunity to do so this week,” Director of Marketing and Communications Adriana Garza said. “Individuals who do not participate in this required testing may face disciplinary action.”
Students can log in to the testing site using their birthday and last name and employees can log in using their birthday and UIN number. Once individuals answer pre-screening questions, they can enter a valid email address to schedule the COVID-19 test. After the email is received, click the link to complete the testing registration.
At the testing site, make sure to have the QR code from the email mentioned above, your K number if you are a student and your UIN number if you are an employee at TAMUK.
Since the start of the semester, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has worked to keep students, faculty and staff safe from COVID-19
“We continue to make hand sanitizing stations available in all buildings, in addition to sanitizing wipes in all academic buildings and the enhanced cleaning of public spaces,” Communications Specialist Julie Navejar said. “We encourage everyone to wear a face covering in all indoor, public areas and suggest those who have not yet received their COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated as soon as possible.”
Unvaccinated students can get their vaccines at the Kleberg County Vaccine Clinic located at 1724 S. Brahma Blvd. in Kingsville and at certain times on campus.
“The Kleberg County Mobile Vaccine Unit will be back on campus this semester, and we will communicate with the campus community when those dates are confirmed,” Navejar said.
According to TAMUK’s COVID-19 dashboard, there were a total of 41 positive on-campus student cases and four positive on-campus employee cases, for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.
To schedule a test visit https://tamus.curativeinc.com/welcome.