Yes. It is currently recommended that all vaccinated and unvaccinated close contacts get a COVID-19 test, ideally 5-7 days after last exposure even if you don’t have symptoms. Call your doctor to get a test. You may call 211 or visit 211.org to find local places that offer COVID-19 testing.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Polk County Public Health at 503-623-8175. Thank you for doing your part to protect yourself, your family and your community.
All people 12 years of age and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. If you have not yet had your vaccine, you can get it when you are out of quarantine. If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 you should wait until you are out of isolation and feeling better. If you received any medications or were hospitalized during your COVID-19 illness, check with your doctor on when the best time is for you to receive the vaccine. If you have had any serious reactions to any type of vaccines in the past, check with your doctor about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
There are 3 different quarantine options available for most people.
14 day quarantine:
A 14-day quarantine is the safest way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others and the option recommended by public health. You are required to quarantine for 14 days if you live in a long-term care facility or other licensed group setting (group home, adult foster care home, etc).
A contact tracer is a trained person who will contact you to check on you to see if you have any COVID-19 symptoms every day during your quarantine period. This person will refer you to any help you may need in order to stay home during your quarantine time. Please answer the phone when the contact tracer calls you.
For many years, Polk County and our communities have been seeking a long-term water supply to meet our growing water needs. We are excited to invest funding we secured from the American Rescue Plan Act in a Regional Water Supply Planning project to prepare a Polk County Regional Water Supply Plan. Our goal is to equitably improve water supply resilience and reliability throughout the County.
Through a facilitated, collaborative process, this planning work is evaluating feasibility of regional supply solutions to serve Polk County communities, including how a regional Willamette River water source can leverage ongoing water supply efforts.
