Health Officials in SF, Santa Cruz Co. Approve Shorter COVID Quarantine Periods

The nationalist wellness departments successful San Francisco and Santa Cruz County announced Friday they are aligning with caller shortened COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines acceptable by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

People who've tested affirmative for COVID-19 are present capable to isolate for 5 days alternatively of 10 successful the 2 counties if they person nary symptoms oregon if their symptoms are resolving. This assumes they person a antagonistic trial effect on, astatine the minimum, the 5th time of isolation and preferably via an antigen test. 

Anyone suffering from an ongoing fever should isolate until symptoms resoluteness oregon for 10 days. 

Individuals exposed to idiosyncratic with COVID-19 and who are unvaccinated oregon are vaccinated but not yet boosted tin quarantine for 5 days alternatively of 10, assuming they trial antagonistic connected the 5th time oregon later, preferably utilizing an antigen test. 

For those who are incapable to beryllium tested and who are asymptomatic, a 10-day quarantine is required.  

Individuals who are afloat vaccinated and boosted oregon are afloat vaccinated but not yet eligible for a booster bash not request to quarantine pursuing a known COVID-19 vulnerability unless they grounds symptoms. It is recommended that a trial beryllium taken aft 5 days. 

The updated guidelines bash not use to wellness attraction workers. Anyone finishing an isolation play should proceed wearing a tight-fitting disguise astir others for 10 days. 

Additional guidance for schools is expected to beryllium issued by the California Department of Public Health.

Santa Cruz County schools are offering antigen and PCR investigating Saturday astatine the County Office of Education and Cabrillo College successful Aptos from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 3-7 astatine those locations positive astatine the Pajaro Valley Unified School District successful Watsonsville. 

In San Francisco, guidelines for isolating and quarantining tin beryllium recovered online astatine https://www.sfdph.org/dph/COVID-19/Isolation-and-Quarantine.asp.

Vaccines stay the champion extortion against COVID-19, and those ages 5 and older are eligible. Boosters are powerfully encouraged for those 16 and older who received their archetypal vaccines much than six months ago.