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COVID-19 GUIDANCE
For immediate assistance with questions related to COVID-19, please visit one of the following links below:
For questions on isolations and precautions, visit: Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 | CDC
For questions on COVID-19 exposures, visit: What to Do If You Were Exposed to COVID-19 | CDC
For questions on COVID-19 symptoms, visit: Symptoms of COVID-19 | CDC
For questions on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, visit: Prevent Getting Sick | CDC
For questions on COVID-19 testing, visit: COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know | CDC
For assistance finding a COVID-19 test locally, visit: 2-1-1 Connecticut (211ct.org)
For guidance on how to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines: visit here
For operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs: visit here
For questions on travel guidelines, visit: Travel | CDC
What you need to know about COVID-19 Vaccines (09/12/2023)
- Everyone aged 6 years and older should get 1 updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be up to date.
- People aged 65 years and older may get a 2nd dose of updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
- People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
- Children aged 6 months–5 years may need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be up to date, including at least 1 dose of updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, depending on the number of doses they’ve previously received and their age.
- COVID-19 vaccine recommendations will be updated as needed
To locate COVID-19 Vaccines near you, visit vaccines.gov or call your medical provider.
COVID-19 Home Test Kits
Beginning Monday, September 25th, every houshold can order another round of COVID-19 Home Test Kits for FREE. Simply visit www.covidtests.gov to order yours, do note there is a limit of four test kits per household.
OraSure Technologies’ InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Tests
The expiration date of OraSure Technologies’ InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Tests was extended from an original 12 month expiration to an 18 month expiration back on March 23rd, 2023. The FDA’s shelf-life extension list is linked below where you can reference your lot number and locate the new expiration date.
The list can be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/media/161057/download
iHealth COVID-19 Test Kits
The iHealth Test Kit webpage has a useful tool that allows individuals to look up the updated expiration date of their iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits. Please visit the following link to verify the updated expiration date of your iHealth test kit based on the lot number provided on the back of the test kit box: Latest News – iHealth Labs Inc
