‘Close Contact’ Category to Be Loosened for Fully Vaccinated: Australian State Proposal

‘Close Contact’ Category to Be Loosened for Fully Vaccinated: Australian State Proposal
A QR code check in is seen at a supermarket in Fairfield in Sydney, Australia, on July 18, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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The New South Wales (NSW) government is considering a proposal to overhaul contact tracing rules for people who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Under the proposal (pdf), a fully vaccinated person will no longer be identified as a close contact nor be forced to isolate if they have visited an exposure site, both indoors and outdoors. However, it will not apply to settings such as schools, healthcare, or aged care.