Dover (Aug. 3, 2020) – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) are providing updates to Delaware’s COVID-19 testing program.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe disease and death from variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 currently circulating in the United States, including the Delta variant. Infections happen in only a small proportion of people who are fully vaccinated, even with the Delta variant. When these infections occur among vaccinated people, they tend to be mild. With COVID-19 cases increasing in the state and nation, and the majority of cases occurring among unvaccinated individuals, Governor Carney, DPH, and DEMA echo the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) urgent call to increase vaccinations nationwide. All Delawareans 12-years-old and older are urged to get vaccinated if they have not already received their COVID-19 vaccine.
Unvaccinated Individuals:
- Get tested once a week;
- Get tested 5-7 days after being exposed to someone with COVID-19;
- Isolate at home immediately if you develop symptoms of COVID-19; and
- Quarantine at home immediately if you have developed symptoms AFTER being exposed to someone with COVID-19
The CDC recommends fully vaccinated individuals get tested 3-5 days after being exposed to someone with COVID-19; there is no need to quarantine after exposure.