Miss. health officer: COVID-19 isolation order includes fully vaccinated people who are infected – Clarion Ledger

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State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs addresses the state of COVID-19 and vaccines from a field hospital at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

Barbara Gauntt, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Any Mississippian, regardless of vaccination status, who tests positive for COVID-19 is required to immediately isolate at home, according to an orderissued Friday by State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs.

The statewide order that iseffective immediately, came the same daythe Mississippi State Department of Health reported 5,048 new infections the highest one-day case count since the virus first arrived in the state in March 2020.

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Dobbs released asimilar missivein August 2020, however, this newisolation order includesfully vaccinated people who test positive and guidance for Mississippi's K-12 students and faculty.

For those in Mississippi diagnosed with the coronavirus, they need to adhere to the following isolation guidelines:

Failure to comply is,at a minimum, a misdemeanor that carries a fine of $500,six months imprisonment or both, according to the order. If a life-threatening disease is involved, disobeying the order of a health officer is a felony, carrying a $5,000 fine,fiveyears imprisonment or both.

While in isolation, those infected should:

There is no set expiration of the state health officer order.

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