MIOSHA UPDATE

Find the latest MIOSHA guidelines on the state website. 

QUARANTINE GUIDANCE

If you were notified that you were a close contact to a positive case:

• Self-quarantine for 14 days beginning the first full day after the last date of exposure to the positive case. Self-quarantine can be shortened to 10 days from the day after your last contact with someone infectious with COVID-19 ONLY IF: You do not develop any symptoms or clinical evidence of COVID-19 infection during daily symptom monitoring for the 10 days after your last exposure; AND You continue to monitor your symptoms daily for the full 14 days after the last exposure

• Consider getting tested, especially if you develop symptoms of COVID-19

• If you get tested and results are negative, you still must complete your 14-day quarantine. 

QUARANTINE NOT REQUIRED FOR VACCINATED PERSONS WITH EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 WHO MEET REQUIREMENTS

Currently authorized vaccines in the United States are highly effective at protecting vaccinated people against symptomatic and severe COVID-19. Additionally, a growing body of evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people are less likely to have asymptomatic infection or transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. How long vaccine protection lasts and how much vaccines protect against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants are still under investigation.

For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson [J&J]/Janssen)±; there is currently no post-vaccination time limit on fully vaccinated status. Unvaccinated people refers to individuals of all ages, including children, that have not completed a vaccination series or received a single-dose vaccine.

At this time, there are limited data on vaccine protection in people who are immunocompromised. People with immunocompromising conditions, including those taking immunosuppressive medications (for instance drugs, such as mycophenolate and rituximab, to suppress rejection of transplanted organs or to treat rheumatologic conditions), should discuss the need for personal protective measures with their healthcare provider after vaccination.

The CDC recently updated quarantine guidance for vaccinated individuals.  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html.

People who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19—excluding people who have had COVID-19 within the past 3 months or who are fully vaccinated.

• People who have tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 3 months and recovered do not have to quarantine or get tested again as long as they do not develop new symptoms.
• People who develop symptoms again within 3 months of their first bout of COVID-19 may need to be tested again if there is no other cause identified for their symptoms.
• People who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they have been fully vaccinated against the disease and show no symptoms.

Persons who do not meet the two criteria above should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

CDC will continue to evaluate and update public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people as more information, including on new variants, becomes available. Further information on evidence and considerations related to these recommendations is available in the Science Brief.

UPDATED GUIDANCE ON TRAVEL

Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread SARS-CoV-2 and can now travel at low risk to themselves within the United States. International travelers need to pay close attention to the situation at their international destinations before traveling due to the spread of new variants and because the burden of COVID-19 varies globally.

CDC prevention measures continue to apply to all travelers, including those who are vaccinated. All travelers are required to wear a mask on all planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations.

Domestic travel (within the United States or to a U.S. territory)

• Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to get a SARS-CoV-2 viral test before or after domestic travel, unless testing is required by local, state, or territorial health authorities.
• Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to self-quarantine following domestic travel.
• For more information, see Domestic Travel During COVID-19.

International travel

• Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to get tested before leaving the United States unless required by their destination.
• Fully vaccinated air travelers coming to the United States from abroad, including U.S. citizens, are still required to have a negative SARS-CoV-2 viral test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the United States.
• International travelers arriving in the United States are still recommended to get a SARS-CoV-2 viral test 3-5 days after travel regardless of vaccination status.
• Fully vaccinated travelers do not need to self-quarantine in the United States following international travel.
• For more information, see International Travel During COVID-19.

DHD#10 has updated Guidance for Travel. MDHHS also has Travel Guidance to consider.