Important update: Healthcare facilities
CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more
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Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Children should return to full-time in-person learning in the fall with layered prevention strategies in place.
UPDATE
The White House announced that vaccines will be required for international travelers coming into the United States, with an effective date of November 8, 2021. For purposes of entry into the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved or authorized and WHO Emergency Use Listing vaccines. More information is available here.
UPDATE
Travel requirements to enter the United States are changing, starting November 8, 2021. More information is available here.

Make a COVID-19 Plan

Make a COVID-19 Plan
Updated Apr. 24, 2023
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Make a personal COVID-19 plan.
Know what you can do right now.
Know how to protect yourself from COVID-19.
Know what to do if you test positive for COVID-19.

What You Can Do Right Now

Know how to get tested if you develop COVID-19 symptoms.
Keep COVID-19 tests at your home.
Find COVID-19 testing locations near you.
Visit https://testinglocator.cdc.gov/ to find locations near you.

Ask your doctor if you are at risk for getting very sick from COVID-19.
There is medicine you can take to keep you from getting very sick.
Know how to reach your doctor right away if you test positive for COVID-19.

How to Protect Yourself From COVID-19

Get your COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
Spend time outside when you are with other people.
Let in air from outside to clear the air in your home.
Use fans to clear the air in your home.
Use a portable air cleaner to help filter the air in your home.
The best portable air cleaners are called “HEPA” cleaners.
Wear a mask to protect yourself and others.

What to Do If You Have Been Around Someone Who Has COVID-19

Take a COVID-19 test at least 5 days after you were around that person.
Watch for COVID-19 symptoms for 10 days.
Wear a mask for 10 days around others in your home.
Wear a mask for 10 days around others in public.

What to Do If You Have COVID-19 Symptoms

Take a COVID-19 test right away if you have symptoms.
Call your doctor right away to see if medicine is right for you.
It is important to take the medicine right away.

What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19

Call your doctor right away to see if medicine is right for you.
It is important to take the medicine right away.

Stay at home for at least 5 days.
Wear a mask for 10 days around others in your home.
Wear a mask for 10 days around others in public.
Tell people you have been around that you have COVID-19.