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. “Recent data indicate that California and Ore...
First things first, those who believe they have been in contact with someone who has COVID and are unvaccinated should quarantine. Those who test positive, regardless of vaccination status, must isolate, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Here's the breakdown:...
Last night, the Guangzhou CDC cautioned that people coming or returning to Guangzhou from other provinces must provide a negative COVID test report within 48 hours, immediately report to their community, hotel, or employer,...
In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID isolation guidelines based on symptoms, not time since testing positive. Related Video The guidelines shifted in part to match those of other common respiratory viral illnesses, including the flu and respiratory ...
Currently, diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is being performed at state public health laboratories and the CDC. Testing for other respiratory pathogens should not delay specimen testing for COVID-19. The CDC recommends collecting and testing upper respiratory specimens (oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal sw...
Closing in on the four years since much of the world seemed to shut down during the initial global onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease...
When can I go back to work after COVID-19? Apandemic-era pleafor Americans to isolate at home for five days after testing positive for COVID-19 is also being ended. Instead, the CDC will urge people sick withsymptomsof respiratory viruses tostay homeuntil their fever has disappeared for ...
Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized the CDC for reducing the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19. CBS News' Debra Alfarone has more on the new guidance, then Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz joins CBSN to explain how the changes could impact how we nav...
"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. Students who test positive for COVID mus...
New, proposed guidance being weighed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. Ad This is the first time the agency has even considered loosening its COVID isolation gu...