COVID-19 Booster Doses Updates CDC announced updated guidance for third doses and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. For the latest guidance, please see CDC’s page on Booster Doses. Thank you for your patience while we update our online systems.
Updated Quarantine and Isolation Guidance CDC has updated quarantine and isolation guidance for the public and for healthcare personnel. Rhode Island has updated its guidance to align with CDC. For updated quarantine and isolation guidance for the general public, please see this chart and answers to these frequently asked questions. Please note that separate guidance is being developed for the PreK-12 sector. For updated quarantine and isolation guidance for healthcare workers in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities who have been exposed to or who have tested positive for COVID-19, please see this chart.
COVID-19 Prevention Everything you need to know about the disease, how to prevent its spread, and what to do if you have it. Disease and Contact Tracing Information Find important medical information about COVID-19. Learn about different variants of the virus. Learn how contact tracing helps slow the spread of COVID-19. Help track the virus with the CRUSH COVID RI app. Protect Yourself and Your Household Check out the many ways you can protect your household from COVID-19. The Rhode Island Department of Health recommends wearing a mask indoors near anyone you don’t live with. Review travel information for Rhode Island residents and visitors. Follow all quarantine and isolation guidance. Get COVID-19 Treatment Rhode Island now has a doctor-recommended treatment for COVID-19. If you test positive for COVID-19, started having mild to moderate symptoms in the last 10 days, and are at high risk for progressing to severe disease, immediately call your healthcare provider and ask about treatment. The earlier you start treatment after your symptoms start the more effective it is, so get tested as soon as you have COVID-19 symptoms. Improve Indoor Air Circulation The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread from one person to another in tiny particles of water and virus called aerosols. Aerosols can build up if the air inside is not circulated the right way. Learn how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by circulating air in schools and other buildings.
Disease and Contact Tracing Information Find important medical information about COVID-19. Learn about different variants of the virus. Learn how contact tracing helps slow the spread of COVID-19. Help track the virus with the CRUSH COVID RI app.
Protect Yourself and Your Household Check out the many ways you can protect your household from COVID-19. The Rhode Island Department of Health recommends wearing a mask indoors near anyone you don’t live with. Review travel information for Rhode Island residents and visitors. Follow all quarantine and isolation guidance.
Get COVID-19 Treatment Rhode Island now has a doctor-recommended treatment for COVID-19. If you test positive for COVID-19, started having mild to moderate symptoms in the last 10 days, and are at high risk for progressing to severe disease, immediately call your healthcare provider and ask about treatment. The earlier you start treatment after your symptoms start the more effective it is, so get tested as soon as you have COVID-19 symptoms.
Improve Indoor Air Circulation The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread from one person to another in tiny particles of water and virus called aerosols. Aerosols can build up if the air inside is not circulated the right way. Learn how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by circulating air in schools and other buildings.
