The difference in guidance between elementary schools and middle and high schools is because "COVID-19 transmission dynamics are different in older students – that is, they are more likely to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and spread it than younger children," the CDC sai...
(CNN) -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation should move away from restrictive measures such as quarantines and social distancing and focus on reducing severe disease from Covid-19. Innew guidelinesreleased Thursday, the agency no longer recommends staying at least ...
with others who are vaccinated and people at low risk of getting a serious case of COVID-19 without social distancing or wearing masks, among other recommendations Dr. Ogechika Alozie, an infectious disease specialist, joins CBSN to break down the new guidelines and discuss other pandemic ...
"Because COVID-19 is spread more likely among older students, CDC recommends middle and high school students should be at least six feet apart in communities where COVID-19 risk is high, unless cohorting is possible," CDC director Rochelle Walenksy said.The announcement on schools comes on ...
John Hopkins Medicine defines social distancing as “deliberately increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness.” Staying at least six feet away from other people reduces the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Trisha Shroedor of Northern Kentucky says the social distancing guide...
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in airports, train stations and bus stations. The CDC guidelines for other indoor spaces aren’t binding, meaning cities and institutions even in areas of low risk may set their own rules. And the agency says people with COVID-19 symptoms or who test positive shouldn’t stop wearing masks....
the agency's guidance on measures such as mask use and social distancing is based on the number of new cases per 100,000 people and the percent of positive tests in the past seven days. guidance will soon be based on covid-19 levels in an individual county, the cdc scientist told cnn...
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can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines....