Quarantine and Isolation Plan

Should you experience any of the following symptoms you should quarantine and obtain a test as soon possible: Students must monitor their health for Covid-related symptoms and report any symptoms immediately to Campus Safety at (706) 880-8911.

• Fever (measured temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, or you feel feverish)
• Chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

To obtain 4 free at-home COVID test kits from the government, please click on the link to have them shipped to your home https://www.covidtests.gov/ 

What to do if you are sick with COVID-19 or have a positive COVID test result:

• Individuals may discontinue home isolation if they had symptoms when:
  • At least 5 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and
  • At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
  • Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved

• Individuals may discontinue home isolation if they did NOT have symptoms when:
  • At least 5 days have passed since the positive laboratory test, and they remain asymptomatic
  • NOTE: if the individual later develops symptoms, they should follow the guidance for symptomatic persons.

To determine when 5 days have passed, individuals can consider that day 0 of isolation, defined as either the date symptoms started, or the date of first COVID test. 

If the individual plans to leave isolation earlier than 10 days, they should continue to wear a mask around others (indoors and outdoors) for the remainder of the 10 days. 

What to do if you were exposed to someone with COVID-19:

• Asymptomatic, fully vaccinated individuals who: 1) are within 5 months of theirs second dose of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine, or within 5 months of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or 2) have had a booster dose if eligible, or 3) individuals who have tested positive for covid-19 in the last 90 days (exposed to COVID)
  • No quarantine – seek testing 5 days after exposure, if possible and
  • Wear a mask around others for 10 days after exposure

• Asymptomatic, unvaccinated individuals and vaccinated who are past 5 months from their second dose of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine, or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and have not received a booster dose (exposed to COVID)
  • Quarantine up to 10 days (may leave quarantine any day after 5 full days have passed since most recent exposure occurred if individual shows no symptoms of COVID)
  • Individual must monitor health for symptoms of COVID during the 10 days following the last time individual was in *close contact with sick person
  • Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 5 additional days (indoors and outdoors).
  • Seek testing on day 5 after your most recent exposure

*Close contact includes:

• Living in the same household as a sick person with COVID-19 and you are unable to maintain 6 feet separation at all times;
• Caring for a sick person with COVID-19;
• Being within 6 feet of a sick person with COVID-19 for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period; OR,
• Being in direct contact with secretions from a sick person with COVID-19 (e.g., being coughed on, kissing, sharing utensils, etc.) for any amount of time.

AT ALL TIMES, students must monitor their health for Covid-related symptoms and report any symptoms immediately to Campus Safety at (706) 880-8911.