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Welcome to PennOpen Pass

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.

Daily tracking is critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19 in our community as it will enable clinical staff and contact tracers to act quickly if COVID-19 is detected.

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About PennOpen Pass

PennOpen Pass is a daily symptom tracker designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading within the Penn community.

The purposes of PennOpen Pass are to:

  1. Identify individuals whose health may be at risk and/or may pose health risks to others due to COVID-19,
  2. Ensure that individuals at risk receive appropriate assistance and follow up, which may include COVID-19 testing, self-isolation, contact tracing, and medical care,
  3. Monitor trends related to COVID-19 to ensure proper allocation of resources for campus health and safety and
  4. Promote compliance with campus COVID-19 health and safety initiatives such as survey and testing completion.

The following user groups are currently supported to use the tool:

The launch of PennOpen Pass is a critical step in the ongoing efforts to resume academic, research, and clinical activities on Penn’s campus. 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.

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Contact

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For general feedback, please email pennopenpass@upenn.edu or call 215-573-6355.

Questions

  • Faculty, students, and staff with questions about their pass status or instructions should contact the PennOpen Pass Call Center at 215-573-6355. Effective May 23, 2022, the hours for the PennOpen Pass Call Center are Monday through Friday, 7 AM – Noon. Individuals who contact the Call Center outside of normal operating hours will be provided additional information regarding resources available in the Call Center menu.
  • Vendors and contractors should contact their health care provider with medical questions.

Technical support

  • University users should contact their school, center, or entity IT support team.
  • UPHS users should contact the Penn Medicine IS Help Desk by phone at 215-662-7474.
  • Vendors and contractors should contact the IT support team at the school, center, or entity they are visiting or for whom they work.

Media

For media inquiries, contact Ron Ozio.