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Dec 12, 2021 · Fully vaccinated people in England who are close contacts of Covid cases will be told to take daily lateral flow tests for seven days from Tuesday.
- Sophie Gallagher
- Health and Care Workers
- Workplace Daily Contact Testing Scheme
- NHS Covid-19 App
- Background Information
From Monday, most double-vaccinated health and social care staff who are close contacts of cases will be able to routinely return to work, provided they have had a negative PCRtest. Daily rapid lateral flow tests will need to be taken for 10 days as a precaution. Staff working with clinically extremely vulnerable patients or service users will need...
The workplace daily contact testing scheme will continue, with testing sites offering daily testing as an alternative to self-isolation for close contacts who are not double jabbed. Over 700 sites are now in operation across critical sectors, and over 1 million test kits have been distributed.
Updates will be made to the COVID-19 app to align with the changing requirements to self-isolation. App users identified as a close contact who confirm that they are double vaccinated or under 18 not need to self-isolate and will be given advice to book a PCRtest. If someone is called by NHS Test and Trace and told they are a contact, they will be ...
The following groups of people identified as close contacts will no longer be required to self-isolate. If their self-isolation period began before 16 August and was due to end after 16 August, they will be able to leave self-isolation on 16 August: 1. double-vaccinated adults: those who received their final dose of an MHRA-approved vaccine in the ...
- Department of Health And Social Care
Sep 21, 2021 · A: An unvaccinated person who is infected with COVID-19 poses a much greater risk to others who are also unvaccinated. But vaccines are not 100% effective, so there is a chance that an...
Jul 13, 2021 · limiting moments of close contact. considering whether you and others have been fully vaccinated (you might want to wait until 14 days after your second dose before meeting) considering the...
Aug 18, 2021 · As of Monday 16 August, adults who have had both of their Covid-19 vaccinations and children under 18 no longer need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive case of coronavirus.
Dec 6, 2021 · You should also self-isolate if you live with someone who has symptoms or has tested positive for the virus, or are identified as a close contact by NHS Test and Trace, the NHS COVID-19 app or UCL Connect to Protect team, unless the following applies: When you don’t need to self-isolate
Jul 6, 2021 · From 16 August, double jabbed individuals and under 18s will no longer need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19
