Covid Informed

• Stay up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines.
• Avoid sick people, and stay away from others if you are sick.
• Stay at least 6 feet away from other people.
• Avoid crowds, especially inside.
• Get tested for COVID-19 before you have an indoor visit with people who don't live with you.
• Improve the airflow when you spend time indoors with people who don't live with you. If you can, open windows and doors. Or you can use a fan to blow air away from people and out a window.
• Cover your mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• Wash your hands often, especially after you cough or sneeze. Use soap and water, and scrub for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water aren't available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.

Check the CDC website at cdc.gov for the most current information on how to protect yourself. And if you have questions, ask your doctor or go to cdc.gov to use the COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Calculator.

Here are some other steps you may need to take.

• If you are not up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines:
  • Wear a mask with the best fit, protection, and comfort for you. A mask can protect you even when others aren't wearing one. This might be especially important if you:
    • Have certain health conditions.
    • Live with someone who has a compromised immune system.
    • Live with someone who is not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines.

• If you have been exposed to the virus AND are not up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines:
  • Talk to your doctor as soon as you can. Your doctor might have you take medicine to help prevent serious illness.
  • Get a COVID-19 test. You may need to be tested more than once. And if your test is positive, follow the instructions below.
  • Stay home. Try to separate from other people where you live. Don't go to school, work, or public areas.
  • Wear a well-fitting mask around other people for a full 10 days. Avoid travel, and stay away from people at high risk for serious illness.
  • Watch for symptoms.
• If you have been exposed AND either tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days and have recovered or you are up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines:
  • Talk to your doctor as soon as you can. Your doctor may have you take medicine to help prevent serious illness.
  • Get a COVID-19 test. Wait 5 days after you were last exposed. You may need to be tested more than once. And if your test is positive, follow the instructions below.
  • Wear a well-fitting mask around other people for a full 10 days.
  • Avoid travel and stay away from people at high risk for serious illness.
  • Watch for symptoms.
  • If you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days and have not recovered, another COVID-19 test may not be needed.
• If you're sick or test positive for COVID-19:
  • Talk to your doctor as soon as you can. Your doctor may have you take medicine to help prevent serious illness.
  • Get a COVID-19 test unless you have already been tested. You may need to be tested more than once.
  • Stay home. Leave only if you need to get medical care.
  • If you were seriously ill or if you have a weakened immune system, you may need to isolate for several weeks.
  • For a full 10 days, wear a well-fitting mask whenever you're around other people.
  • Avoid travel and stay away from people at high risk for serious illness.
  • Limit contact with pets and people in your home. If possible, stay in a separate bedroom and use a separate bathroom.
  • Clean and disinfect your home every day. Use household cleaners and disinfectant wipes or sprays. Take special care to clean things that you touch with your hands.