The CDC no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
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...
While the New York State Department of Health previously issued orders of isolation and quarantine at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State now follows the CDC’s guidance on isolation and precautions for individuals with COVID-19. Under the CDC’s p...
Closing in on the four years since much of the world seemed to shut down during the initialglobal onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped the five-day isolation guideline for the virus. According to the CDC, theguidelines for COVID-19are ...
Still, easing COVID isolation guidance when the science around the virus' infectiousness hasn't changed could angervulnerable groups, CDC officials and experts told the Post. Loosening the guidelines "sweeps this serious illness under the rug," Dr. Lara Jirmanus, a clinical instructor at Harvard...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for COVID-19 still call for a period of isolation for those dealing with the virus. This comes after a summer COVID wave appears to have grown in some parts of the country. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more ...
"We wanted to provide folks an easy and understandable way to protect themselves," Cohen told ABC News in regard to the federal agency dropping the 5-day COVID isolation recommendations. "Folks who are more vulnerable to these viruses were top of mind as we put this guida...
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...
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CDC considering another change to isolation guidelines KTVU's Christien Kafton reports. SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. could see yet another shift on COVID isolation recommendations in the coming days. The Centers for Disease Control announced shorter isolation times just last week, but is now ...