People who test positive for COVIDno longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. TheCDC’s new guidancenow matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you’re sick, but return to school or work on...
In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID isolation guidelines based on symptoms, not time since testing positive. The guidelines shifted in part to match those of other common respiratory viral illnesses, including the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (...
That’s the timeframe recommended by many official food safety guidelines when it comes to handling pizza. No description available CDC adds new color to flu activity chart indicating highest levels of respiratory illnessesRead full article: CDC adds new color to flu activity chart indicating ...
As bird flu spreads among cows in the U.S., the CDC plans to publicly post data on a specific influenza virus found in wastewater. Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF, joins to break down the latest developments in tracking the ...
According to reports, last season's flu vaccine was not very effective. An estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and complications arising from the virus last winter, making it the deadliest flu season in at least 40 years. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the...
shah said. the patient was tested for flu, and was positive for influenza a. follow-up testing found the virus belonged to a category of viruses typically seen in birds. while the patient had a very low concentration of viral genetic material and officials could not ...
The CDC has updated it's guidelines for what COVID patients need to do if they test positive for the virus, according toNBC Chicago. Remember 2020? If you tested positive for the 'vid, you were in quarantine for like 2 weeks. Everyone avoided you like (because of) the literal plague...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for COVID-19 – under which the virus that essentially shut down the world four years ago will be treated more like the flu. The new guidelines end guidance for Americans to stay home for five days after...
“We certainly are treating COVID just like we would treat flu or hand, foot and mouth” disease, said Colagrosso, CEO of A Place To Grow Children’s Center in Oak Hill. As for kids without symptoms who test positive for COVID? Most parents have sto...
What should you do if you or someone you have been in close contact with tests positive for coronavirus? How long are you contagious, what are the quarantine guidelines and when can you see people again? What should you do if you or someone you have been in close contact wit...