Updated on: March 4, 2024 / 3:17 PM CST/ CBS News The CDC is winding down COVID-19 guidelines. Here are the new recommendations.01:04 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would
A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.
The CDC now says that people who test positive for COVID can isolate for a shorter time if they're asymptomatic, among other new recommendations. Twitter users who feel this advice is a little bit too chill created a new meme format, joking about other t
“I feel like we should just do away with anything that treats COVID differently or keep all of the precautions,” she said.The public education system has long held varying policies on COVID. During the 2021-2022 school year, only 18 states followed CDC recommendations ...
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...
People aged 16 years and above who have underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of serious, life-threatening complications from COVID-19, should be among those offered the vaccine first, according to the U.S. health agency's latest recommendations. (https://bit.ly/...
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...
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. ...
On Tuesday, a panel of independent experts that advises the CDC on its vaccine recommendations, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, weighed the pros and cons of moving the US away from a blanket recommendation that most people get an updated Covid-19 shot every year and tow...
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...