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Isolation is used to separate people who are infected with COVID-19 from those who are not infected. • You quarantine when you might have been exposed to COVID-19. This is because you might become infected with COVID-19 and could spread COVID-19 to others. • Any individual that displays COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, should not attend school and should be tested for COVID-19.
COVID-19 School Quarantine Guidelines for Asymptomatic Students • Fully vaccinated contacts without symptoms do not need to quarantine. • Contacts that are not fully vaccinated and do not have symptoms: • If masking was maintained, contacts can participate in school activities if wearing a mask for 14 days after exposure and using a "Test to Stay" strategy • If masking was not maintained, if additional testing and mitigation strategies are used, contacts may participate in school activities at the discretion of the local health department.
MI Safer Schools Testing Program MDHHS is providing schools antigen testing supplies free of charge through the MI Safe Schools Testing program. Schools and individual school districts can request antigen test kits through the MI Safer Schools: School Antigen COVID Test Ordering form. MDHHS will be leveraging our partnership with Intermediate School Districts to help distribute COVID-19 antigen tests based on the orders placed in the School Antigen COVID Test Ordering Form.
Questions about test supply orders can be sent to your Intermediate School District and any other school testing related questions can be sent directly to MDHHS at MDHHSCOVIDtestingsupport@michigan.gov.
CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY! Click on the following topics and access a prewritten, editable letter to send to your lawmakers in under a minute each! • Health Can’t Wait, SB247, writing to the House of Representatives in support • Auto No-Fault, asking lawmakers to support HB 4486 and SB 314 • Opposition to HB 4355 which allows out-of-state physicians to treat patients without a Michigan license via telemedicine • Expanding the mental health professional definition to include physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurses - oppose SB 191 • Ensure Safe Drinking Water in Michigan Schools support SBs 184-185 • Support Behavioral Health Integration by adding language to SBs 597-598 which would ensure the utilization of the team-based collaborative care model
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