Halving Close Contact Isolation ‘Sensible’ in Areas of High Vaccination: Australian Epidemiologist

Workers assist people leaving the Holiday Inn in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 16, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Other states could follow the decision made by New South Wales (NSW) to slash quarantine periods for double-dosed COVID-19 close contacts as vaccination rates increase.

NSW is halving the two-week quarantine period for close contacts who have had two doses of a vaccine as long as they return a negative test on day six.