COVID-19 Positivity & Exposure Guidance
Students
As of January 9, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends the following actions to align with common practice of other respiratory viruses. These actions outline what to do when an individual tests positive for COVID-19 and how to protect others, including the most vulnerable in the community.Recommendations for students who test positive for COVID-19:
- Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication
AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.
- If you do not have symptoms, you should follow the recommendations below.
- Mask when you are around other people indoors for the 10 days* after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms). You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart. Day 0 is symptom onset date or positive test date.
- Avoid contact with people at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 for 10 days*. Higher-risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities, those who have immunocompromising conditions, and that put them at higher risk for serious illness.
- Seek Treatment. If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for antiviral medicines or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral medicines work best if taken as soon as possible, and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
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- Call 1-833-422-4255 if you are unable to contact a healthcare provider, or use the treatment options to find one.
*The potential infectious period is 2 days before the date of symptoms began or the positive test date (if no symptoms) through Day 10. (Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date).
5. If you are seeking further guidance from MJC Health Services, please complete the appropriate COVID-19 Notification form below. You may be contacted by a COVID-19 Support Specialist with additional guidance.
Recommendations for close contacts of cases:
- If you have new COVID-19 symptoms, you should test and mask right away.
- If you do not have symptoms, and are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection and would benefit from treatment, you should test within 5 days.
- If you do not have symptoms and have contact with people who are at higher risk for severe infection, you should mask indoors when around such people for 10 days. Consider testing within 5 days after the last exposure date (Day 0) and before contact with higher-risk people. For further details, see CDPH COVID-19 testing guidance.
- If you are seeking further guidance from MJC Health Services, please complete the appropriate COVID-19 Notification form below.
Student Notification Forms:
- MJC Student COVID Notification Form (For MJC students)
- MJC Allied Health Student COVID Notification Form (For MJC students in A.D.N., C.N.A., M.A., or R.T. program)
Employees
If you are a YCCD employee and one or more of the following scenarios applies to you, complete a YCCD Employee COVID Notification Form immediately.
- Tested positive for COVID-19
- Have been in close contact with a COVID-positive individual
- Have symptoms of COVID-19
A COVID-19 Support Specialist from Human Resources will contact you by email for contract tracing and provide further guidance. (Student workers must fill out both the student form and the employee form).