Important update: Healthcare facilities
CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination.
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Aquatics FAQs
Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
COVID-19 Homepage
Aquatics FAQs
Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
COVID-19 Homepage
To maximize protection from the
Delta variant
and prevent possibly spreading it to others, get vaccinated as soon as you can and wear a mask indoors in public if you are in
an area of substantial or high transmission.
UPDATE
Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Children should return to full-time in-person learning in the fall with layered prevention strategies in place.
Homeless Populations
Homeless Populations
Resources to Support People Experiencing Homelessness
If you or someone you know is experiencing homelessness, take extra precautions against COVID-19.
Extra PrecautionsCOVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccination for people experiencing homelessness is important. Find out how health departments can implement vaccination for people experiencing homelessness.
FAQs
Review frequently asked questions on people experiencing homelessness and COVID-19.
Guidance and Considerations
- Guidance on Unsheltered Homelessness
- Guidance for Homeless Service Providers
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Case Investigation
- Investigating Cases in Homeless Shelters
- Testing in Homeless Shelters and Encampments
- Dashboard on Universal COVID-19 Testing at Homeless Service SitesExternal Link Icon
Tools and Trainings
Articles by CDC on People Experiencing Homelessness and COVID-19
- Morbidity and Mortality among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized with COVID-19External Link Icon
- Assessment of Contact Tracing for COVID-19 among People Experiencing Homelessness, Salt Lake County Health Department, March-May 2020External Link Icon
- Hand hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic among people experiencing homelessness-Atlanta, Georgia, 2020External Link Icon
- Shelter Characteristics, Infection Prevention Practices, and Universal Testing for SARS-CoV-2 at Homeless Shelters in 7 US Urban AreasExternal Link Icon
- Establishment of Isolation and Noncongregate Hotels During COVID-19 and Symptom Evolution Among People Experiencing Homelessness-Atlanta, Georgia, 2020External Link Icon
- Risk Factors for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Homeless Shelters in Chicago, Illinois-March-May, 2020External Link Icon
- COVID-19 Prevalence among People Experiencing Homelessness and Homelessness Service Staff during Early Community Transmission in Atlanta, Georgia, April-May 2020External Link Icon
- Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevalence in Homeless Shelters — Four U.S. Cities, March 27–April 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Outbreak Among Three Affiliated Homeless Service Sites — King County, Washington, 2020
Printable Posters
How You Can Protect Others from COVID-19 in Shelters: During Meals (Poster)
How You Can Protect Others from COVID-19 in Shelters: In General Sleeping Areas (Poster)
How You Can Protect Others from COVID-19 in Shelters: When to Wear a Mask (Poster)
Stop the Spread of Germs (Poster)
Clean Hands Keep You Healthy (Poster)
Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands (Spanish Poster)
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