New CDC guidance issued in December and adopted by the Alabama Department of Public Health's K-12 guidance on Wednesday lowers the minimum COVID-19 quarantine/isolation time to five days. However, exact instructions vary by several contingencies, including whether you're symptomatic, vaccinated or boosted.
Students stand outside Radney Elementary School in Alexander City in September.
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Tallapoosa County Schools has shortened its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine policy to five days, for both infections and exposures, following new Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) school guidance issued Wednesday.
The state health agency's recommendation comes one week after the CDC updated its guidance to five days' quarantine; until Wednesday, ADPH was still advising students and teachers to isolate for 10 days. Some schools, including Alexander City Schools, implemented the CDC's five-day policy anyway upon return from winter break.
New CDC guidance issued in December and adopted by the Alabama Department of Public Health's K-12 guidance on Wednesday lowers the minimum COVID-19 quarantine/isolation time to five days. However, exact instructions vary by several contingencies, including whether you're symptomatic, vaccinated or boosted.
