The Queensland government has announced that it will slash quarantine requirements for vaccinated people identified as close contacts of active COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said that from Jan. 1, fully vaccinated household contacts won’t have to quarantine but will need to get tested on day one and five, wear a protective mask outdoors, and not visit high-risk settings like hospitals, aged care facilities, and correctional facilities. “We know there is still a risk from day eight to 14 but what we know is that risk is reduced when you are fully vaccinated,” D’Ath told reporters on Saturday morning. Causal contacts must test immediately and isolate until they get a negative result, which will allow them to end isolation, but she said they will be encouraged but not required to wear a mask for 14 days. Businesses visited by active COVID-19 cases will no longer have to shut for deep …
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