Those who have been fully vaccinated and around someone who has COVID-19 are recommended to get tested between five and seven days after their exposure, according to the most recent guidance from the CDC, though previous guidance had been between three and five days. Those who dev...
However, while the CDC continues to recommend vaccination, its guidance no longer differentiates between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Quarantine. The CDC no longer recommends quarantining following COVID-19 exposure, regardless of vaccination status. Instead, the CDC recommends anyone exposed to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is facing growing criticism for changing its guidance this week on who should get tested for COVID-19. The revisedrecommendationssuggest many individuals who have been exposed to thecoronavirusbut are not showing symptoms may not need to be tested. Th...
A group of scientists and physicians charge that the CDC’s current guidance on masking might not be enough to meet the threat of COVID-19 variants. It’s not enough. A group of prominent scientists and physicians charge in a letter (list of signatories at the bottom) that the mas...
Testing Guidance The CDC’s updated testing guidance continues to recommend that persons with a known or suspected exposure to someone with COVID-19 should get tested at least five full days after their last exposure, and those who experience symptoms should promptly seek testing through point-of...
According to the new guidance, fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine or test if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19 after an exposure Triche and Smith also emphasize the guidelines are for people fully vaccinated, meaning 14 days after receiving the Johnson & Johns...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director updated its school guidance on Thursday for K-12 schools to align with its isolation and quarantine guidance as hospitals see an increase in hospitalizations amongst children.
This updated interim guidance from CDC allows for millions of Americans who are at highest risk for COVID-19 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to help increase their protection. CDC recommends: people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settingsshouldreceive a ...
Compared to an entirely maskless arrangement, fitting a dummy head with a three-ply cotton mask over a three-ply medical mask reduced aerosol exposure 83% when a similar dummy with no mask was the source; the reduction was nearly the same when the source dummy was double-masked and the "...
Is 5 days enough time for COVID isolation? Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized the CDC for reducing the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19. CBS News' Debra Alfarone has more on the new guidance, then Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz joins CBSN to ex...