This is due to the effective combination of natural and vaccine immunity in protecting populations at this stage of the pandemic and the risks that covering the face can present to social interaction, particularly for vulnerable individuals. [...] The advice for symptomatic staff or those that have a positive COVID-19 test or symptomatic service users or those that have positive COVID-19 test should be followed if either new symptoms of COVID-19 develop during the time periods defined above a positive test is returned after the time periods above Contact the HPT for advice in complex situations. [...] This is due to: the size of prison estates and their large resident and staff populations opportunities for infections to spread quickly throughout the facility due to the communal nature of the setting variable levels of vaccination coverage across the prison population There may also be some settings that have older or clinically vulnerable people. [...] Consider the: service user's tested or presumed COVID-19 status size of the outbreak spread within the setting units which are affected physical layout of the building vaccination status of the individual and coverage at the setting Seek support from the local HPT managing the outbreak. [...] If admission to the care home or residential setting is in the best interests of the service user's health and wellbeing, then this should be supported.
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