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January 6, 2022
State adopts revised CDC COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines. SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday that it is implementing revised federal guidance surrounding isolation and quarantine for COVID-19, effective on Thursday, January 6, 2022.
On December 27th, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reduced its recommended COVID guidelines for isolation (when you are sick or infected with COVID) and quarantine (following exposure) from ten days to five days, along with other critical guidance. 
At home tests are valuable tools to stop the spread of COVID, and the following updated protocols clarify what to do with a COVID-19 at-home test result. Read On.

New Mexico will be adopting the CDC's updated guidance on masks for those who are fully vaccinated. Per the CDC, fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear a mask in most circumstances. All individuals who are unvaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated are still required, per the public health order and CDC guidance, to wear a mask in public settings. Getting vaccinated is the ticket to a safe and healthy COVID-free future. We're close, and getting closer. Find vaccines near you at www.vaccineNM.org and get your shot!