{"id":5163,"date":"2021-08-02T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/return\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2021-08-04T11:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:45:48","slug":"if-vaccinated-umaine-or-umaine-machias-students-or-employees-are-close-contacts-to-someone-who-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-they-need-to-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/return\/2021\/08\/02\/if-vaccinated-umaine-or-umaine-machias-students-or-employees-are-close-contacts-to-someone-who-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-they-need-to-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"If vaccinated UMaine or UMaine Machias students or employees are close contacts to someone who tests positive for COVID-19, will they need to quarantine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fully vaccinated students or employees who are identified as close contacts of a positive case and are asymptomatic will not need to quarantine or be tested if they are symptom free under current public health guidance. 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