CDC COVID Masking Guidance Called Dangerous for Health Care Workers February 19, 2021 By Frank Diamond Article 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....
There is no policy guidance "to reduce a bad surge and its harms to health as well as widespread disruption of education and work by turning on a mask mandate and increased testing," Raifman said. CDC should "establish longer-term policies for living with less COVID and have policy prepare...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted atCOVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea for Americans tostay home for five daysafter testing positive. The agency cited improvements in ...
“States should not be waiting to complete phase 1a prioritization before proceeding to broader categories of eligibility,” Azar said Tuesday, explaining the new guidance. “Think of it like boarding an airplane. You might have a sequential order in which you board people. But y...
. 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 b...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isurgingemployees to stay home if they have respiratory illnesses, part of its recommendations for controlling thespread of the coronavirus. But that common sense guidance is running smack into reality for many Americans: An estimated 3 ...
"Serologic test results should not be used to make decisions about grouping persons residing in or being admitted to congregate settings, such as schools, dormitories, or correctional facilities," the CDC said in recent guidance. It added that the results also shouldn'...
For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson [J&J]/Janssen)±; ...
This COVID-19 self-checker algorithm was originally developed by CDC for use as an interactive “bot” experience. CDC does not guarantee the accuracy of any non-U.S. Government version(s) of a COVID-19 self-checker algorithm. The U.S. Government does not make any warranty of any kind...
U.S. to stop giving out free COVID tests The U.S. government said it will stop accepting orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests on Friday. This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on masking, testing and isolation times. Dr. William Schaffner,...