IF YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED
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CDC has updated its guidance for people who are fully vaccinated.
See Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR SCHOOLS
CDC recommends schools continue to use the current COVID-19 prevention strategies for
the 2020-2021 school year.
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Important update: Healthcare facilities
CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination.
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Aquatics FAQs
Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
COVID-19 Homepage
Aquatics FAQs
Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
COVID-19 Homepage
UPDATE
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
UPDATE
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.
Resources for Laboratories Working on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Resources for Laboratories Working on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CDC Diagnostic Tests and Supplies
Collecting Specimens
All testing for SARS-CoV-2 should be conducted in consultation with a healthcare provider. Specimens should be collected as soon as possible once a decision has been made to pursue testing, regardless of the time of symptom onset.
Resources for Laboratories
- Calculating Percent Positivity
- Using Antigen Tests
- Using Antibody Tests
- Pooling Procedures
- Specimen Collection
- Testing Strategies for SARS-CoV-2
- Biosafety for Specimen Handling
- Guidance for Laboratory Workplace Safety
- Point-of-Care Testing Guidance
- Reporting Laboratory Data
- Laboratory Publications
- Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs)