Ask Charmaine: How is quarantine calculated?

What is the number of vaccine doses referred to as “primary schedule”?– Francis Borg

Primary vaccination schedule for COVID-19 vaccination refers to the initial course of vaccination as recommended by the manufacturer, which is two doses of Spikevax (Moderna), Comirnaty (Pfizer), Vaxzevria (Astrazeneca), Nuvaxovid (Novovax) or one dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine.

A booster is an additional vaccine dose or doses following a full primary course of vaccination.

How can I calculate the duration of my isolation and quarantine? – James Spiteri

The duration of isolation for positive cases and quarantine for contacts of cases is outlined in the standards issued. To calculate the exact date to exit from isolation or quarantine, one needs to calculate from the date a swab was taken for a positive case.

This date is considered as Day 0. Hence, counting days in isolation starts from the following day. For contacts (non-household), calculate the last day of exposure to the positive case as Day 0. A simple aid has been developed to help you in this and can be found at https://covidpositive.gov.mt.

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