Guidance
for Employees and Supervisors:
Employees
who were exposed to someone with COVID-19:
IF FULLY Vaccinated and Up-to-Date (received
all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible)
- No quarantine unless you develop symptoms. If symptoms develop,
stay home and follow the guidance below for Employees with Signs or Symptoms.
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Avoid being around people who are at high risk for
severe illness.
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Wear a well-fitting mask around
others for 10 days following exposure.
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Test at least 5 days following exposure, if possible.
IF Unvaccinated or Fully
Vaccinated but NOT Up-to-Date:
- Email aboutcovid19@hendrix.edu to
notify the Hendrix Contact Tracing Team.
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Stay
home and quarantine for 5 days following exposure.
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Notify your
supervisor that you will be absent.
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Test at
least 5 days following exposure. If symptoms develop, test immediately.
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Until
Day 10 following exposure, take the following precautions:
- Wear a well-fitting mask around
others.
- Avoid being around people who are at high risk for
severe illness.
- Monitor your health closely, and if you develop symptoms, stay
home and follow the guidance below for Employees with Signs or Symptoms.
IF you had a confirmed
case of COVID-19 within the last 90 days:
- No quarantine unless you develop symptoms. If symptoms develop,
stay home and follow the guidance for Employees with Signs or Symptoms.
-
Avoid being around people who are at high risk for
severe illness.
-
Wear a well-fitting mask around
others for 10 days following exposure.
*Calculating Quarantine –
The date of exposure is considered day 0. Day 1 is the first full day after exposure.
Employees
who have signs or symptoms of COVID-19
- Stay
home and get tested.
- You
may contact a test provider such as the Hendrix Medical Clinic (Schedule Appointment) about testing
or use a self-test.
- Notify
your supervisor that you will be absent.
- If
TESTING IS PERFORMED, you should stay home until you know the result. If
the result may take several days, email aboutcovid19@hendrix.edu to notify the
Hendrix Contact Tracing Team.
Employees
who test positive for COVID-19
- Notify the Hendrix Contact Tracing Team by emailing aboutcovid19@hendrix.edu.
- Stay home for 5 days and isolate
fully away from others.
- Notify your supervisor that you will
be absent.
- Notify any close contacts about
exposure.
- End isolation after 5 days IF:
- Until Day 10, take the following
precautions:
*Calculating Isolation – Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or
if no symptoms, the day the test was collected. Day 1 is the first full day
after symptoms developed or if no symptoms, the day the test was collected.