UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
FILED
IN RE: QUARANTINE PROTOCOL ) DEC 3 0 2021
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT ) G.0.21-11 ^
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ORDER
In light of the new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention ("CDC"), the Court institutes the following protocol for all Judges and
employees ofthe District Court, the Bankruptcy Court, the United States Probation Office,
the Federal Public Defender's Office, and members of the Criminal Justice Act panels.
The Court strongly urges Judges and employees of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit who are stationed in Oklahoma City, the United States Marshals Service, the
General Services Administration, and the United States Attorney's Office to also comply
with this protocol.
1. Persons who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status,
must isolate for a minimum of 5 days. If the person has no symptoms or the
symptoms are resolving after 5 days, the person may discontinue isolation
and return to the office provided the person continues to wear a well-fitting
mask around others for an additional 5 days.
2. Persons who have been in close contact^ with someone who has tested
positive for or is believed to be ill due to COVID-19 shall comply with the
following regimen:
a. Persons who have received a booster shot ofthe Pfizer or Modema
vaccine or have completed the primary series^ of the Pfizer or
Modema vaccine within 6 months of exposure or have completed
the primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine within 2
months of exposure may remain at work provided they wear a
well-fitting mask around others for 10 days after exposure and test
on day 5 after exposure (includes use of at-home rapid tests).^ If
the person develops symptoms or tests positive at any time during
this 10-day period, he or she must follow the regimen in § 1 above.
b. If the person is unvaccinated or completed the primary series of
the Pfizer or Modema vaccine more than 6 months before
exposure and did not receive a booster shot or completed the
primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than 2
^ Close contact is defined as being within six feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes within a 24
hour period; caring for someone who has COVID-19; having direct physical contact with an infected person, such as
hugging or kissing the person; sharing eating utensils with an infected person; or having been sneezed or coughed on
by a COVID-19 positive person.
2 The primary series for the Pfizer vaccine is two shots delivered 3 weeks apart. The primary series for the
Modema vaccine is two shots delivered 4 weeks apart and the primary series for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is
one shot.
® PCR testing is preferable, but not required. If at-home test kits are not reasonably available, the Court will
provide a test kit also subject to availability.
months before exposure and did not receive a booster shot, the
person must isolate for 5 days after exposure, test on day 5 after
exposure (includes use of at-home rapid tests), and continue to
wear a well-fitting mask for an additional 5 days. If the person
develops symptoms or tests positive at any time during this 10-day
period, he or she must follow the regimen in § 1 above.
3. In addition to these protocols, all persons exposed to someone with COVID-
19 must continue to monitor their health and watch for symptoms until 14
days after exposure. If symptoms appear, immediate self-isolation in
accordance with § 1 is required.
4. This order supersedes G.O. 20-28.
ENTERED for the Court this day of December,2021.
O-QM
TIMOTHY D. DeGIUSTI
Chief United States District Judge
