Much of thedatathe CDC had tracked on COVID-19 alongside other trends, like influenza and RSV, will also continue to be published. But specific benchmarks, which had guided county-by-county recommendations on when people should wear masks to avoid getting sick, are now being discarded. "Thi...
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on “Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses ...
CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
Lower rates of COVID hospitalizations were among the reasons California shortened its five-day isolation recommendationin January, urging people to stay home until they are fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild and improving. Oregon made asimilar movelast May. Michael Osterholm, an ...
March 1, 2024 / 10:45 PM CST/ CBS Chicago Some experts urge caution with new COVID-19 isolation guidelines02:20 CHICAGO (CBS)-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for COVID-19 – under which the virus that essentially shut down the world four years ago...
CDC updates PPE recommendations for COVID-19 By: Judy Mathias Tags: Attire, CDC, COVID-19, Gloves & Gloving, Infection Prevention, Occupational Hazards, Patient Safety, Patient Safety, Safety Share Editor's Note The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) on February 12 updated it...
Also on Thursday, the Food and Drug Administrationupdated its recommendationsfor how many times people exposed to COVID-19 should test. Previously, the FDA had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. Now the agency recommends three tests. ...
recommendations and lack of evidence," said Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, said in an email to CNN. Topol has been critical of the CDC for months, saying it wasn't strict enough with its isolation policies for people with Covid. ...
She also said she’d like to see more employers offering Covid vaccines alongside flu shots in at-work clinics. “The bottom line is that when people follow these actionable recommendations to avoid getting sick, and to protect themselves and others if they do get sick, it will help limit...
The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older.