AWOL COVID-19/Sick Policy Updates - 2023 

Masks are Optional 

*If you are sick, please stay home. 

If you think it could possibly be COVID, please read below: 

Our warehouse offers ample space for social distancing. 

We encourage you to hold off on coming in and ensure to test negative for COVID-19:

• If you develop any COVID-19 symptoms 

• After any high-risk gatherings 

• Stay home when you have signs of any infectious illness and refer to your healthcare provider for testing and care 

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Notes from the CDC Regarding COVID-19: 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html 

When to Isolate: 

• Regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate yourself when you have COVID-19. 

• You should also isolate yourself if you are sick and suspect that you have COVID-19 but do not yet have test results. If your results are positive, follow the full isolation recommendations below. If your results are negative, you can end your isolation. 

• When you have COVID-19, isolation is counted in days, as follows:

  • If you had no symptoms 

    • Day 0 is the day you were tested (not the day you received your positive test result) 

    • Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested 

    • If you develop symptoms within 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts at day 0 on the day of symptom onset 

  • If you had symptoms

    • Day 0 of isolation is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested positive 

    • Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started 

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Isolation: 

• If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home. 

• You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days. 

  • Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others at home and in public.

  • Do not go places where you are unable to wear a mask. For travel guidance, see CDC’s Travel webpage. 

  • Do not travel. 

  • Stay home and separate from others as much as possible. 

  • Use a separate bathroom, if possible. 

  • Take steps to improve ventilation at home, if possible. 

  • Don’t share personal household items, like cups, towels, and utensils.

  • Monitor your symptoms. If you have an emergency warning signs (like trouble breathing), seek emergency medical care immediately. 

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Ending Isolation: 

• End isolation based on how serious your COVID-19 symptoms were. Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation. 

• If you had no symptoms 

  • You may end isolation after day 5. 

• If you had symptoms and: 

  • Your symptoms are improving 

    • You may end isolation after day 5 if: 

      • You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication). 

  • Your symptoms are not improving 

    • Continue to isolate until: 

      • You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).

      • Your symptoms are improving.

• If you had symptoms and had: 

  • Moderate illness (you experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing)

    • You need to isolate through day 10. 

  • Severe illness (you were hospitalized) or have a weakened immune system

    • You need to isolate through day 10. 

    • Consult your doctor before ending isolation. 

    • Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you. 

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Regardless of when you end isolation 

• Until at least day 11: 

  • Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19. ○ Remember to wear a high-quality mask when indoors around others at home and in public. 

  • Do not go places where you are unable to wear a mask until you are able to discontinue masking (see below).