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Barksdale HPCON BRAVO Guidance

* On-base mask wear is optional, with the following guidance:
- Mask wear in 2d Medical Group Clinic is currently required, but may change pending updates to DHA policy. Current requirements and any changes will be posted at the clinic.

* On-base requirements: Additional guidance regarding operations on BAFB include:
- Less than 80% of normal occupancy in the workplace. This restriction does not include military training and exercise events.
- High-risk individuals may telework as necessary at the discretion of their unit commander.

* Off-base requirements: Additional off-base requirements include:
- Official travel: Travelers will follow all applicable federal, state, local, and commercial air carrier requirements. Prior to travel, the appropriate commander or supervisor will accomplish a risk assessment for each traveler as required.
- Unofficial travel: Prior to travel, the appropriate commander or supervisor will accomplish a risk assessment for each traveler as required.

Current Base Guidance

Face covering requirements when inside BAFB facilities are in accordance with the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels guidance, and will use “Louisiana” and “Bossier Parish” to determine the community risk level via the following websites:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html
When Bossier Parish’s community level is listed as low, on-base mask wear is optional, except for,

- Inside all 2 MDG facilities, patients and visitors two years and older will wear masks. 2 MDG personnel working in clinical settings and accessing common areas will wear masks.

When Bossier Parish’s community level is listed as high, the requirement for on-base mask wear remains in effect. 2 BW leadership will actively communicate changes to COVID-19 community levels and associated mask wear requirements.

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COVID-19 Reference Information

Symptoms
- If you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, DO NOT report to work. DO NOT walk-in to the clinic. Stay home and contact your primary care manager (PCM)/healthcare team (if empaneled at 2 MDG, call the Appointment Line at 456-6555 or you may seek testing off-base. Visit https://ldh.la.gov/page/3934 to learn more about no-cost testing options).
- Your PCM and/or healthcare team will assess and determine if testing is indicated and will provide instructions for testing.
Seek emergency care immediately if...
If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:
- Trouble breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion
- Inability to wake or stay awake
- Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone
- *This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility: Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.
Close Contact
- If you were notified that you are close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, contact your supervisor.
- Your supervisor will ensure your leadership reports your status to Public Health.
- Public Health will assess and determine if at-home quarantine is indicated and will provide instructions for testing.
  - If you have had a COVID vaccine booster OR completed the primary series of Pfizer of Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months OR completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months, you can still report to work, however you must wear a mask around others for 10 days from last exposure and test on day 5.
    - If you have completed the primary series but have NOT been boosted after 6 months for Pfizer and Moderna or 2 months for J&J OR are unvaccinated you must stay home for 5 days and test on day 5. You cannot return to work until you receive negative test results
- While in quarantine if you develop symptoms, get a test, notify your supervisor and stay home.
On-Base Testing
- If tested for COVID-19 on base, remain home until you receive a confirmation (PCR) test result. A confirmatory test is not performed if antigen test is resulted as positive. Public Health will reach out to positive cases.
- If required to isolate or quarantine, DO NOT come into work until the date that you were given to return by Public Health.
  - Close contacts will get a PCR only test.
- Those with symptoms will get an Antigen and PCR test. If Antigen is negative, a confirmatory PCR test will be performed and you MUST remain in quarantine until the PCR test has resulted and cleared by PCM team if not identified as a close contact.
Off-base and At-Home Testing
- If tested for COVID-19 off base and the results are positive, then stay home and notify your supervisor. They will ensure that your status is reported to Public Health. Public Health will then contact you and have you send your results in a secure manner. DO NOT come into work until Public Health confirms receipt and provides instruction on your isolation requirement.
- If you test positive on an at-home test, please remain home and contact your supervisor. Your supervisor will ensure your leadership reports your status to Public Health via the daily unit COVID-19 status reports. Public Health will contact you to gather additional information and provide isolation requirements.
- If you tested negative on an at-home test but are still experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, contact your PCM, following the above guidance under "SYMTPOMS" to determine if confirmatory testing is necessary.
Isolation and Quarantine
Quarantine: Those identified as meeting close contact criteria with a confirmed COVID-19 case or with a pending COVID-19 test(s). Remain home for duration of quarantine until officially cleared.

Isolation: Individuals who are identified as probable or confirmed COVID-19 cases. Remain home, implement contactless meal and hygiene routines, separate from any shared household members and disinfect surfaces after use by the isolated member where sharing cannot be avoided (single bathroom homes, etc.) for the duration of isolation until officially cleared.

Duration, permitted activity, and testing/re-testing requirement will vary pending symptom and vaccination status. Public Health will assess and instruct you on your status initially, and follow-up to “clear” you when appropriate. Protocol may be subject to change based on the latest CDC guidance.
- All positive symptomatic cases will isolate for a minimum of 5 days from when the symptoms began. If after 5 days symptoms are resolving, and there is no fever (without use of fever-reducing agents), you can return to work on day 6. You must wear a mask for the remaining 5 days.
- Positive asymptomatic cases will isolate for a minimum of 5 days from their test date. If still asymptomatic after 5 days, you can return to work on day 6. You must wear a mask for the remaining 5 days.
- Those assessed as close contacts may have to quarantine for 10 days
  - If you have been boosted, or
    - Completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months, or
    - Completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months:
      
      Then, wear a mask around others for 10 days, get a test on day 5
      
      You do not have to quarantine during the 10 day period
      
      If your test is positive follow the guidance for symptomatic patients.
- If you completed the primary series over 6 months (Pfizer, Moderna) or 2 months (J&J) ago and are NOT boosted or NOT vaccinated
  - Then, stay home (quarantine) for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
  - Test on day 5
    - Base personnel remain home until receipt of negative test results
Mitigation
- Vaccination, hand hygiene, and compliance with the latest COVID-19 Installation Policy Guidance for social distancing, mask-wear and on/off base activities.
How to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination or booster
The vaccination is available every day by appointment from 0730-1600 Monday through Friday, and 0930-1600 on Wednesdays. Appointments can be booked through the appointment line at 456-6555.

All members, including eligible beneficiaries may seek off-base locations for the COVID-19 vaccine here: https://www.vaccines.gov/search/.

Members who were vaccinated off base should bring proof of vaccination documentation from the off-base facility to the 2 MDG Immunizations Clinic from 0730-1600 Mon-Fri (0930-1600 Wed), to have it added to your DD2766C record. For more information, please call the Immunizations Clinic at (318) 456-6740.
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