CDC Notice on Facility Access

Before entering a CDC facility, staff and visitors must screen for COVID-19 symptoms. Symptom screening can be self-conducted and does not need to be verified by agency personnel. Staff and visitors who have experienced any of the following symptoms in the past 48 hours should not access a CDC facility:

• Fever or chills
• New or unexplained cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing
• New or unexplained muscle or body aches
• New or unexplained loss of taste or smell

Staff and visitors can voluntarily use the CDC COVID-19 Facility Access Tool on their mobile device OR use the alternative paper form at the visitor check-in area to determine if they should access a CDC facility. Staff should consult with their supervisor or contracting officer’s representative (COR) if they have questions about accessing a CDC facility after self-screening.

Additional Information

• When using the COVID-19 Facility Access Tool, no personally identifiable information will be recorded.
• If you have a chronic medical condition that causes COVID-19-like symptoms and you need to access a CDC facility within the next few days, you will need a waiver from CDC’s Occupational Health Clinic (OHC). To begin the waiver process, please contact your CIO management officer/official (or host, if you are a visitor) and ask them to request a waiver on your behalf through OHC. When OHC contacts you, please be ready to email medical documentation supporting your waiver request to clinicinfo@cdc.gov. Waivers will only be granted in exigent circumstances and only if it is safe to do so. OHC will not respond to waiver requests made by individuals.