COVID – 5 top tips for students
This article will provide 5 top tips on COVID-19 for students
COVID-19, and other respiratory infections such as colds and flu, can spread easily and are usually not serious in students. All may be the cause of ‘freshers’ flu’. But they can still cause serious illness in some people.
- Normal respiratory virus. In other words, COVID has now become another such virus
- Seasonal – it is likely to be starting in September and October (in the Northern Hemisphere)
- Most students no longer need to take a COVID-19 test. This is a big change, yes. You can still access testing if you have a health condition which means you’re eligible for coronavirus treatments.
- Stay at home (hall of residence or whatever), if you think you may have COVID-19 and are unwell, to prevent the spread of infection – and avoid contact with other students and staff if you’re unwell.
- COVID-19 vaccines – help to build up your immunity to the virus, so your body will fight it off more easily if it affects you. So students should keep up with their vaccinations like anyone else. But like all medicines, no vaccine is completely effective. Some people may still get coronavirus despite having a vaccine, but any illness should be less severe. In other words, there’s still a chance you might catch coronavirus, or another respiratory infection, if you’re vaccinated, and pass it on to other people.
- Return to normal activities – when you no longer have a fever (if you had one) and don’t need medicine to control your fever. You can for example, lectures, sport and social events. There’s no specific time limit you need to avoid contact with others. You can use 48 hours as a rough guide.
Summary
We have provided 5 top tips on COVID-19 for students. Most students no longer need to take a COVID-19 test. We hope this has been helpful.
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