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IF YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19 (REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS)

  • Wear a mask as soon as you find out you were exposed (Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19)
  • Continue precautions for 10 full days and get tested on day 6 (Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure)
  • Avoid places where you are unable to wear a mask
  • Take extra precautions if you are around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19

WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS

  • Fever (100.4°F or greater)
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath

IF YOU DEVELOP SYMPTOMS

  • Isolate immediately
  • Get tested
  • Stay home until you know the result

 

COVID-19 Isolation Guidelines

COVID-19 DECISION TREE

If you test positive for COVID-19, please take the following precautions regardless of your vaccination status:

NO SYMPTOMS

  • Isolate immediately
  • You may end isolation after day 5 if you do not develop symptoms
  • If you develop symptoms within 10 days of testing (the clock restarts at day 0 on the day of symptom onset)
  • Day 0 is the day you were tested (not the day you received your test result)
  • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested)

SYMPTOMS

  • Isolate immediately       
  • You may end isolation after day 5 if: You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) or your symptoms are improving
  • If you still have a fever or symptoms that have not improved, continue to isolate until they improve. 
  • If you have a moderate illness, isolate through day 10. Consult a doctor before ending isolation for severe illness
  • Day 0 of isolation is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested
  • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started

This information is current as of 8/11/2022 and subject to change. Visit the CDC website for the latest information. 

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