UPDATED COVID-19 ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE GUIDANCE

TO ALIGN WITH CDPH

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has updated their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance to align with new guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). This guidance does not apply to health care personnel. Changes of note include:

  • Updated isolation and quarantine recommendations for the general public are now in alignment with timeframe recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Additional mitigation measures, including testing to exit isolation and quarantine and improved masking are included.
  • Clarification that fully-vaccinated persons who are booster-eligible, but have not yet received their booster dose are now recommended to quarantine.

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