This message is being sent on behalf of Josh Adler, MD, UCSF Health Chief Clinical Officer, and Rahmat Balogun, DO, MS, MPH, Medical Director of Occupational Health Services. 

Dear UCSF Community, 

Keeping our community safe and healthy requires all of us to take appropriate steps when we are sick. With UCSF and the surrounding area seeing a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, this is a good time to remind everyone what to do if you have symptoms. 

As a reminder, if you are sick with a respiratory illness (e.g. COVID-19, flu, etc.), stay home and use the Digital Screener to determine when you can safely return to work based on your individual circumstances.  

UCSF applies the same return-to-work criteria to all acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). As we head into respiratory virus season, please take a moment to review the current return-to-work requirements: 

• If you have respiratory symptoms with a fever, or test positive for COVID-19, you may not return to onsite work until at least Day 4 after symptoms begin and must meet additional symptom and fever-free requirements. 
• If you have respiratory symptoms without a fever, you should remain home for at least 24 hours after symptoms begin and until symptoms have resolved or significantly improved. 
• Wear a facemask for 10 days following respiratory symptom onset or a positive test. 
• Positive COVID-19 tests are required to be reported through the Digital Screener. 

In the coming weeks, you will hear more about preparations for respiratory virus season, including flu vaccinations, masking in clinical areas, and other measures to help protect our community. For additional information, visit the Occupational Health Services website. 

Thank you for doing your part to protect your colleagues, our patients, our learners, and the broader UCSF community. 

Sincerely, 

Josh Adler, MD 
UCSF Health Chief Clinical Officer 

Rahmat Balogun, DO, MS, MPH 
Medical Director of Occupational Health Services