The CDC recently adjusted its isolation and quarantine guidance. As it has since the start of the pandemic, Drake will follow the CDC’s recommendations. The new requirements are:

If you test POSITIVE for COVID-19 (regardless of vaccination status):

• Days 1–5: Isolation(stay home).
• Days 6–10: If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving and you have been fever free for 24 hours, you can leave isolation. Continue wearing a mask around others at all times. Do not eat and drink around others. This includes all campus dining facilities and coffee shops. Drake travel is prohibited until after day 10.

Note: If you have symptoms, the five-day isolation period begins the day after symptoms appear, regardless of test date. If you do not have symptoms, the five-day period begins the day after your test date.

If you were EXPOSED to COVID-19 and boosted:

• Continue wearing a mask around others. It is recommended to test on day five. If you develop symptoms, get a test and stay home. Follow the guidance above if you test positive.

If you were EXPOSED to COVID-19 and unvaccinated or vaccinated more than five months ago with Pfizer or Moderna (more than two months ago with Johnson and Johnson) and have not received your booster:

• Days 1–5: Quarantine (stay home). The date of exposure is day zero.
• Day 5: Take a test. Send your results to contacttracing@drake.edu. If you test negative, you no longer need to quarantine. If you do not choose to test or do not communicate your negative results to contacttracing@drake.edu, you must quarantine for the full 10 days.
• Days 6–10: If you test negative on or after day 5, you can leave quarantine. Continue wearing a mask around others. Do not eat and drink around others. This includes all campus dining facilities and coffee shops. Drake travel is prohibited during days 1–5. If you test negative on or after day 5, travel can resume.