The City of Chicago has recently updated its Emergency Travel Order and quarantine guidelines to account for the increasing number of vaccinated persons throughout the region. In general, this new set of guidelines doesn’t require fully vaccinated individuals to follow the same guidelines as those who have yet to receive the vaccine.
Below you will find the precise criteria as outlined and defined by the Chicago Department of Public Health:
1. Quarantine after exposure — Vaccinated persons who are a close contact to a confirmed COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Are fully vaccinated (i.e., are ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine).
- Have remained asymptomatic since their last contact with the infected person; and
- Are not inpatients or residents in a health care setting.
- Asymptomatic; and
- Fully vaccinated (i.e., are ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine).
As always, we encourage you to visit our coronavirus (COVID-19) website: www.iit.edu/COVID-19. This website contains up-to-date information and communication regarding university plans and policies as well as important information from government authorities regarding COVID-19.
For more information regarding testing and the latest public health guidance from the City of Chicago, please visit chicago.gov/2019-nCoV or cdc.gov/coronavirus, email coronavirus@chicago.gov, or call 312.746.4835.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Sincerely,
Alan W. Cramb
President, Illinois Institute of Technology
Peter Kilpatrick
Provost, Illinois Institute of Technology