[sds-e-news] SDS E-Alert: Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Congregate Residential Settings

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January 26, 2021

SDS E-Alert:  Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Congregate Residential Settings

The Department of Health and Social Services has updated its COVID-19 recommended guidance for congregate residential settings. This update provides new information for surveillance testing of staff, testing newly admitted residents for COVID, and vaccinations. The guidance is available at this link:

http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/SiteAssets/Pages/HumanCoV/COVID-19_Guidance_congregateResidentialsettings.pdf.

The Department also has developed new visitation guidelines for congregate residential facilities as vaccinations for residents and staff continues. That guidance is available at:

http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/SiteAssets/Pages/HumanCoV/VisitationGuidelines_ResidentialCongregateFacilities.pdf.





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