If you received a text message from 89361, this is a notification from the Health Department that you are a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Here is what you should do now:
- Please quarantine at home. This means you need to stay away from other people for 14 days. You can’t do activities outside of your home, like going to school, work, or out to do errands, and should separate yourself from others in your home. If you had COVID-19 or are fully vaccinated you may not need to quarantine. Learn more about quarantine
- Get tested if you are unvaccinated or are fully vaccinated and have symptoms. If you are fully vaccinated and don't have symptoms, consider getting tested. Find out when and where to get tested
- Watch for symptoms of COVID-19 and call your health care provider if you start to feel sick.
Find more information:
- What to do if you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19
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If you still have questions:
Email general questions to AHS.VDHPublicCommunication@vermont.gov or call 802-863-7240.