Exposure in the Household:
- You may continue to attend clinical and classroom activities but must wear a mask x 10 days after your exposure
- Monitor for symptoms-- if symptoms develop, a home test should be done.
a. If positive, see isolation guidance below
b. If negative, this must be confirmed with a PCR test-- schedule at Student Health for a sick visit. - If you remain asymptomatic, home antigen testing should be done on days 1, 3, and 5 after the contact's symptom onset (which is day 0). If you test positive, see isolation guidance below.
Exposure at Work/School/Community without a mask:
- You may continue to attend clinical and classroom activities but must wear a mask x 10 days after your exposure
- Monitor for symptoms-- if symptoms develop, a home test should be done.
a. If positive, see isolation guidance below
b. If negative, this must be confirmed with a PCR test-- schedule at Student Health for a sick visit. - If you remain asymptomatic, home tests should be done on days 1,3,and 5 after the contact's symptoms onset (which is day 0)
Isolation instructions for positive tests: You should self-report your isolation to your supervisor/professors.
If you are not Immunocompromised and have no risks for severe disease (see below): Day 0 is the day of your test (or the first day of symptoms if they have developed), and you must isolate until AFTER day 7 (return to duties day 8) if you are improving, unless you have a negative test on day 5. You may return to duties on day 6 if you are able to document a negative test on day 4 or 5. It is rare that this happens, so most students will need to wait to return on day 8.
If you are not improving, please schedule an appointment at Student Health.
If you are not immunocompromised but have risk factors for more severe COVID-19 (see below), you may be eligible for Paxlovid or other anti-viral therapies. Please contact your healthcare provider at My Health At Vanderbilt. Risk factors for severe COVID-19 include:
- Being unvaccinated or if you have not received at least one booster
- Specific medical conditions and behaviors
- Age over 50 years, with risk increasing substantially at age > 65 years
If you are Immunocompromised: Please contact your healthcare provider at My Health At Vanderbilt for guidance on your isolation, as you likely will need to isolate longer than the standard 7 days and may be eligible for Paxlovid or other anti-viral treatments