On November 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) updated its Advisory on Return-to-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to Sars-CoV-2. This new guidance supersedes previous New York guidance to be consistent with recommendations ...
According to the CDC, theguidelines for COVID-19are now in line with those of influenza, RSV and other respiratory illnesses, advising those feeling sick to stay home and return to work or school after being fever-free for 24 hours. “Today’s announcement reflects the progress we have made...
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U.S. CDC Lifts COVID 'Do Not Travel' Recommendations on About 90 Countries More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York,...
Some recommendations remain unchanged, including staying up to date on vaccinations. That includes this week's CDC recommendation that Americans 65 and older receive another COVID booster shot this spring, to help maintain immunity. The guidance also recommends "practicing good hygiene by covering coug...
The experiences ofCalifornia and Oregon, which previously lifted their COVID isolation guidelines, proved that to be true. “Recent data indicate that California and Oregon, where isolation guidance looks more like CDC’s updated recommendations, are not experiencing higher COVID-19 emergency department...
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. ...
A 14-day quarantine period is still "the best way to reduce risk",said Henry Walke, incident manager for the CDC's COVID-19 response. The agency considers the shorter periods to be alternatives. The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov.24 that the CDC was completing recommen...
Students are "encouraged" to wear a mask when they return. Still, the change may not affect how individual schools urge parents to react when their children fall sick. Schools and child care providers have a mixed record on following CDC recommendations and often look to local authorities for ...
The Democratic nominee for president is so committed to staying up to date on jabs that Vice President Kamala Harris made COVID boosting a requirement to work on her campaign, “unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.” They can also ask the human resources department for a “reasonable...