We share a collective responsibility to protect ourselves and each other from COVID-19. PennOpen Pass is a daily symptom tracker designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading within the Penn community. PennOpen Pass enables early detection of COVID-19 by:

• Identifying individuals whose health may be at risk or may pose health risks to others,
• Supporting those individuals to receive assistance, which may include COVID-19 testing, self-isolation, contact tracing, and medical care, and
• Monitoring trends related to COVID-19 to enable timely allocation of resources for campus health and safety.

Throughout the summer, schools and centers have introduced PennOpen Pass to their faculty, students, postdocs, and staff. After a one-time enrollment process, users complete a quick, web-based survey each day. Users who report no symptoms and no recent contact with someone who may have COVID-19 get a Green Pass.  Users who receive a Red Pass are directed to assistance and follow up tailored to their individual needs.

Faculty, students, postdocs, and staff with PennKey or UPHS credentials and visitors, vendors, and contractors are currently supported to use the tool.

Faculty, students, postdocs, and staff returning to campus are required to complete daily symptom checks using PennOpen Pass. Symptom checks must be completed before the start of each day, including on weekends, to reduce the risk that any COVID-19 case could lead to an outbreak. Daily symptom tracking enables PennOpen Pass to act as an early warning system of potential COVID-19 infections on campus. If COVID-19 cases are diagnosed, clinical staff and contact tracers will respond quickly to contain spread and connect individuals at risk to care in an expedited manner. 

For persons working or learning remotely 100% of the time, PennOpen Pass can provide access to expedited clinical guidance should a need arise.

Visitors, vendors, and contractors are required to complete symptom checks using PennOpen Pass on the days they visit campus.  Visitors, vendors, or contractors who routinely report to campus should use PennOpen Pass on a daily basis.

We share a collective responsibility to protect ourselves and each other, and it will take participation from all to help slow the spread of this disease. When you wear a face covering, practice physical distancing, and complete your daily symptom check on PennOpen Pass, you promote the health and safety of everyone around you and advance Penn’s mission of excellence in education, research, and patient care.

For information on how it works, answers to frequently asked questions, the privacy policy, and other resources, visit the PennOpen Pass website at https://pennopen.med.upenn.edu/

—Penn Wellness