social distancing. To confront this issue, the agency advised teaching staff about potential for community exposure, consistently adhering to CDC guidance, ensuring enough supplies of PPE (personal protective equipment), routine testing for staff and isolating new residents where COVID-19 status is ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, expanding the recommended time between the initial two vaccine doses to eight weeks for certain people. The prior recommended interval between initial...
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...
“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 to the new CDC guidelines, said Superintendent Lee Ann Wentzel. Stu...
. Students who test positive for COVID must be fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school. When they come back, they must mask for five days. Wentzel said the district is now considering dropping the masking requirement because of the new CDC guidance....
A group of scientists and physicians charge that the CDC’s current guidance on masking might not be enough to meet the threat of COVID-19 variants. It’s not enough. A group of prominent scientists and physicians charge in a letter (list of signatories at the bottom) that the ma...
doi:10.1002/mhw.32993Valerie A. CanadyJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdMental Health Weekly
The states' focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director updated its school guidance on Thursday for K-12 schools to align with its isolation and quarantine guidance as hospitals see an increase in hospitalizations amongst children.
Africa CDC, as a platform for strategic guidance and knowledge exchange among member states, is steadfast in its commitment to continental health security, the AU noted. Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission Monique Nsanzabaganwa said the Africa CDC has been playing a critical role in the pro...