A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.
The changes include new guidance for when to stay home when sick, when people should test for COVID-19 and when to put on masks. Here's the latest about the CDC's new recommendations. Are COVID-19 tests still recommended? Similar to influenza, where antiviral treatments are available for...
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus, the White House’s top medical adviser said Sunday. ...
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U.S. CDC Eases Travel Recommendations on Some 110 Countries, Territories Including Japan More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,...
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...
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...
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. ...
The CDC says that it will “continue to evaluate the latest data, including the continued decline in hospitalizations and COVID-related deaths compared to last year – likely the result of widespread vaccination and prior infection – as it considers its recommendations for how people can best ...
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...