The article discusses the new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide updated measures for combating respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.Anderer, Samantha...
Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)隔离预防措施指南:防止感染性病原体在医疗机构中传播 This guideline provides recommendations for isolation precautions in healthcare settings...
In December, the CDC reduced the isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to five days from 10, if asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a mask when around others. The guidance did not include a negative test to leave isolation or quarantine.■...
Updated isolation guidance or not, few U.S. adults plan to wear a mask this fall and winter, according to an NFID survey released Wednesday. Fewer than one in five (19%) said they’d mask up in a hospital, pharmacy, or doctor’s office, while nearly half (49%) said they’d only...
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on “Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses ...
People who are recovering from COVID-19 no longer need to remain isolated for five days after symptoms end, according to new guidance from the CDC.
Interim Guidance for Public Health Professionals Managing People With COVID-19 in Home Care and Isolation Who Have Pets or Other Animals Purpose:This interim guidance is for public health professionals managing the home care and isolation of people with COVID-19 who have pets or other animals (...
Many doctors have been urgingthe CDC to lift isolation guidance for months, saying it did little to stop the spread of COVID. The experiences ofCalifornia and Oregon, which previously lifted their COVID isolation guidelines, proved that to be true. ...
The guidance does not require a negative test to leave isolation or quarantine, which experts worry may drive up transmission and new cases. "CDC's new guidance to drop isolation of positives to 5 days without a negative test is reckless," tweeted Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiolo...
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