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Timing and type of a COVID-19 booster depends on which primary series you received, which the CDC outlined here.

Please note: If you have a known COVID-19 infection, you should defer your booster shot at least until you have recovered (if symptoms were present) and have met the criteria to end your isolation.

Reminder: Bring your COVID-19 vaccination card to your booster shot appointment so your provider can fill in the information about your booster dose.

• Individuals who test positive will need to isolate for at least 5 days from their test date and follow isolation guidance outlined here.

• When an individual tests positive from a U-M testing source (UHS, OHS or CSTP), or reports a positive test result from an off-campus testing source to the university, they will be sent guidance which includes the direction to notify all individuals who they may have been in close contact with during their infectious period of their positive result.

• Note: The individual may not have been infectious while around others.

• If faculty members, departments or units choose to notify others of a positive case, they should not identify individuals by name. Students, faculty and staff — regardless of vaccination status — no longer need to quarantine following a close contact exposure but should self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days.

• If positive in the classroom, it is the individual's responsibility to notify the instructor that they are not able to attend class due to illness. Faculty should continue to provide academic support to all students during this period. The Dean of Students Office can provide support to the student.

• More information on how to self-monitor following a close contact exposure or isolate can be found here.

What does it mean to Quarantine or Isolate?

Isolation and quarantine help protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease.

• Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
• Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

Updated guidance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services states individuals — regardless of vaccination status — no longer need to quarantine following a close contact exposure but should self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days. Those who experience exposure from contact in their living environment should wear a mask when around others for 10 days AND get tested 3-7 days after exposure or if symptoms develop*. Others should consider wearing a mask for 10 days, at a minimum, in settings with higher risk of exposing vulnerable individuals.* Individuals who work in health care settings must still follow health care guidance per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Michigan Medicine employees can discontinue isolation 7 days from symptom onset or test date (if asymptomatic) as long as they have no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication and symptoms have improved. A negative test is NOT required prior to returning to work.