Isolation Times Reduced For Double Vaxxed Primary Close Contacts
From 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, non-household primary close contacts (PCCs) who are fully vaccinated will only need to quarantine for 7 days.
This change will also apply to industry, where all workplace PCCs will be required to isolate for 7 days if they are fully vaccinated.
Household and unvaccinated PCCs will still be required to isolate for 14 days.
PCCs required to isolate for 7 days will need to return negative test results on both day 1 and day 6 of their quarantine.
Household contacts of a positive case will need to continue to isolate for 14 days as they continue to have the highest risk of infection, with on average 45 per cent of all household PCCs testing positive even when fully vaccinated – a far greater risk of infection than Tier 1 PCCs.
As more Victorians get vaccinated, more changes like this can be made to help us get back to normal. Work is also underway by public health experts on a broader review of isolation protocols, as Victoria moves towards 80 per cent double dose and beyond.
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