Symptom Tracker

Part of Speech

Noun

Pronunciation

[sImptəm trækər]

Definition

An app that tracks your COVID-19 symptoms in accordance to health and safety guidelines in order for individuals to engage in certain activities and enter certain buildings on Northwestern's campus, giving you either a green or red screen for daily access. Green screen means you have tracked your symptoms and you do not have symptoms that violate health and safety guidelines and have not been contact traced, while a red screen means the opposite.

Green screen clearance on the Symptom Tracker app.

Usage

• This term is used in the process of getting tested for COVID-19 at the Jacobs Center. You must show your green-screened Symptom Tracker and your NAVICA ID for a rapid test, and just your symptom tracker for a COLOR PCR test in order to get into the building.
• This term is used when entering Main Library; you must show your green-screened Symptom Tracker to the front desk in order for them to search your name and your reservation to let you into the building.
• This term is used when entering dining halls; you are asked to show your green-screened Symptom Tracker before scanning your WildCard to get a meal.

Example Sentences

• "Please have your Symptom Trackers out and show us the green screen!"
• "You cannot enter this building without filling out your Symptom Tracker"

Variations of the Term

• Tracker
• Green Screen

Related Terms

• Wildcat Wellness
• Color
• NAVICA
• Plex (COVID-19)
• Vaxxed

Joannenh (talk) 23:18, 3 June 2021 (UTC) Claylawhead (talk) 23:47, 4 June 2021 (UTC)