Rochelle Walensky says the agency is now endorsing double-masking, and recommends using masks with moldable nose wire and knotting ear loops to reduce COVID-19 spread. Facing criticism that President Joe Biden has not acted aggressively enough on reopening schools, the White House on Thursday ...
CDC's official guidance for schools has been that when someone in a school tests positive for COVID-19 infection, those who were deemed to be in close contact should stay out of school, in home quarantine, for 10 days. With the announcement Friday, the CDC is saying both test-to-stay ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Directorupdatedits 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. In its update, the CDC gave recommendations on how those ...
Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency approval for children ages 12 and older. In the updated guidance, the CDC is not advising schools to require shots for teachers and vaccine-eligible kids. Guidance also does not state how school districts can verify if a student has been ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has quietly removed controversial guidance from its website that pushed for schools to reopen in the fall and downplayed the transmission risks of COVID-19 to children and others. The documents, one of which was reportedly written by political...
. Students who test positive for COVID must be fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school. When they come back, they must mask for five days. Wentzel said the district is now considering dropping the masking requirement because of the new CDC guidance....
implemented prevention strategies and encourage them to do the right thing to protect the children under their care," Walensky said. "In our outbreak investigations, large-scale quarantines or large number of cases are generally occurring in schools because schools are not following our g...
When followed, our school guidance has been incredibly effective. In the fall, 99 percent of schools were able to remain open during the intense Delta wave of COVID." However, Dr. William Schaffner, an adviser to the CDC for four decades, said it's "unlikely, unreason...
“recommendations are based on cdc’s current knowledge of covid-19,” the cdc guidance states. “each [community] should decide the most appropriate indicators to reference when deciding to open, close, or reopen schools.” the centers for disease control and prevention is...
“We owe it to our nation’s children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the level of Covid-19, so that we can all get back to school safely,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said. “Schools provide a safe environment...