COVID-19 Laboratory Testing/CDC GuidelinesDr. R.B. McFeeDisease-a-Month
"While COVID-19 at-home testing can give a rough approximation of whether a person is still infectious, at-home testing for other respiratory viruses is not widely available. CDC guidance throughout the pandemic recognized that repeated testing through the course of illness is not practical for ...
U.S. to stop giving out free COVID tests The U.S. government said it will stop accepting orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests on Friday. This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on masking, testing and isolation times. Dr. William Schaffner,...
Omicron BA.5 Makes up 82% of COVID Variants in U.S. - CDC More Reuters FILE PHOTO: People wait to take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at a pop-up testing site in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) - The BA.5 ...
colead of the Community Interventions and Critical Populations Task Force of the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team, explained that vaccinations, boosters, and treatments can now help prevent severe illness. Layered interventions like testing, improved ventilation, and high-quality masks can help...
"Today’s update acknowledges the existence of some published reports showing limited, uncommon circumstances where people with COVID-19 infected others who were more than 6 feet away or shortly after the COVID-19-positive person left an area," the agency said in a statement. The updated langu...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amended its controversial Covid-19 isolation guidance on Tuesday, declining to add a testing requirement as public health officials expected after the agency cut its recommended quarantine time in half. In its updated guidance...
10 Countries Account for 80% of Africa COVID-19 Testing: Africa CDC More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab sample from a man, as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide coronavirus disease (C...
SimpleReport is a fast, free, and easy way for COVID-19 testing facilities to report results to public health departments. - CDCgov/prime-simplereport
“Recommendations are based on CDC’s current knowledge of COVID-19,” the CDC guidance states. “Each [community] should decide the most appropriate indicators to reference when deciding to open, close, or reopen schools.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is...