Those who have symptoms may be required to quarantine for 14 days. The length of time of quarantine is determined by the date of exposure and whether symptoms develop. Close contacts should quarantine for a minimum of ten days. The following is guidance for unvaccinated individuals. Learn more at utc.edu/isolate-quarantine.Ĭampus Support will help students and employees determine how long to quarantine based on each individual’s circumstances. Close contacts are those who have been within six feet of the positive case for more than 15 minutes in a day or have had direct exposure to respiratory secretions. In general, household contacts are those who live with the positive case. Await confirmation from Contact Tracing before returning to campus. If a positive case continues to have symptoms longer than this timeframe, isolation may be longer. Use the State of Tennessee’s Quarantine or Isolation Calculator to determine your expected date of release from isolation. Isolate away from others for at least 10 days from the day your symptoms began or if you don’t have symptoms, ten days from your test date. Positive cases are people who have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Read more guidance for individuals who are fully vaccinated here. Submit your results and await further instructions from Contact Tracing. You will receive a notice with a link to submit test results. Report symptoms via the COVID-19 Notification Form if they occur during the 14-day self-monitoring period. Get a COVID-19 test three to five days after you were in contact with the person diagnosed with COVID-19. If you are fully vaccinated (it’s been more than two weeks after your second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or more than two weeks after your dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine) and you do not have any symptoms, you do not need to quarantine. To calculate your expected quarantine or isolation period, you can use your last day of exposure (for quarantine) or first day of symptoms (for positive), with the State of Tennessee’s Quarantine or Isolation Calculator. Next steps vary depending on whether or not you live on campus or have been vaccinated. A member of the Contact Tracing Team will reach out as soon as possible to provide guidance and instructions. Have traveled internationally or via cruise ship. Have been notified by someone that you are a close contact. Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms outside of your normal health status. 
Any student or employee-regardless of vaccination status-should submit the COVID-19 Notification Form if you are:. 
Under the direction of the Hamilton County Health Department, the Team follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tennessee Department of Health guidelines to provide support and guidance to all students and staff in regards to COVID-19. The University’s Campus Support Team includes the Office of Student Outreach and Support, University Health Services, Housing and Residence Life, and the Contact Tracing Team.
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