“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...
In case you've lost track: Before Friday, all Americans, including school children, were supposed to stay home for at least five days if they had COVID-19 and then mask for a set period of time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, with COVID deaths and h...
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...
“We’ve gotten to the point where we are suffering from flu at a higher rate than COVID,” he said. “What this guidance will do is help to reinforce that — regardless of whatcontagious respiratory viral infectionyou have — stay home when you’re sick, come back when you’re better...
That’s because COVID is managed at home, using the honor system. “Without school-based testing, no one can enforce a five-day COVID policy,” he said via text message. Ridley School District in the Philadelphia suburbs was already using a policy similar...
CDC Releases Updated School Guidance; Pediatric COVID Hospitalizations Hit Record HighVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
Doctor on CDC's school distancing guidelines The CDC is expected to update its social distancing guidelines for classrooms on the same day that President Biden announced his administration will reach his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in his first 100 days in office. Dr. ...
Other organizations have issued more relaxed guidelines, including the World Health Organization, which urges 1 meter in schools. The American Academy of Pediatrics says to space desks "3 feet apart and ideally 6 feet apart."RELATED: Swollen lymph nodes can be side effect of COVI...
Dr. Angela Ulrich weighed in on the decision to ease social distancing in classrooms The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ease school pandemic safety guidelines has become the subject of much debate among health professionals, teachers and parents alike. Earlier this mon...
"We do allow for flexibility in our guidance," said Capt. Erin Sauber-Schatz, who helped to write the guidelines as a member of CDC’s COVID response team. In the end, "this is really about protecting the people who are either not yet eligible for vaccine due to their age, or people...