When Should You Get a COVID Test? Those who have been fully vaccinated and around someone who has COVID-19 are recommended to get tested between five and seven days after their exposure, according to the most recent guidance from the CDC, though previous guidance had been between...
faulty PCR testing protocol by the end of this year. As part of their announcement, they implied that the current PCR test — the same one the FDA mentioned above, which was developed without any physical covid samples for calibration —c...
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, emphasized the study results at a White House COVID-19 briefing Wednesday morning. "The bottom line is this: masks work, and they work best when they have a good fit and are worn correctly," she said. "Masks should be used in combination with other ...
WASHINGTON -- Criteria determining who's tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus has been expanded following the first possible case of community transmission in the U.S., CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, told lawmakers during a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Thursday. But subcommittee ...
In its updated guidance, the CDC said people who have recovered from the virus and have isolated for at least five days can take a rapid test if they want, but they don't have to — falling far short of making an outright recommendation to get a negative Covid tes...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its COVID-19 recommendations to state that testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection is now optional for asymptomatic people, regardless of potential personal exposure. "You do not necessarily need a test unless you are vulnerable individual or your...
Is 5 days enough time for COVID isolation? Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized the CDC for reducing the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19. CBS News' Debra Alfarone has more on the new guidance, then Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz joins CBSN to ex...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer recommending testing for everyone who's been exposed to Covid-19, saying people who don't have symptoms "do not necessarily need a test." The agency quietly revised itstesting guidancefor asymptomatic individuals Monday,...
theAssociated Pressreported. But one hospital memo claims that hospital officials could not get approval to test the woman for four days because she did not meet strict testing criteria. Those criteria included travel to China or exposure to someone who had traveled to China. The case is suspect...
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