In its updated guidance, the CDC said people who have recovered from the virus and have isolated for at least five days can take a rapid test if they want, but they don’t have to — falling far short of making an outright recommendation to get a negative Covid te...
Lower rates of COVID hospitalizations were among the reasons California shortened its five-day isolation recommendationin January, urging people to stay home until they are fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild and improving. Oregon made asimilar movelast May. Michael Osterholm, an ...
The agency removed the recommendation that kids in different classrooms avoid mixing, a practice known as cohorting. It also removed advice that kids who are contacts of someone who tested positive for Covid-19 take regular tests -- and test negative -- to remain in the classroom, which was...
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.
However, the CDC has made some major changes to its COVID-19 recommendations in recent weeks. Here's where the guidance currently stands. How long do I need to self-isolate if I test positive? Late last month, the CDC shortened the recommended isolation time for people w...
The new recommendation posted Thursday is "when a clinician or public health individual suspects coronavirus, then they should be able to get the test for coronavirus," Redfield said. Speaking more broadly, in his opening remarks, Redfield noted that the U.S.'s containment strategy has been suc...
"Our goal here is to continue to protect those at risk for severe illness while also reassuring folks that these recommendation are simple, clear, easy to understand, and can be followed," said CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH. However, some experts worry that the change may increase the...
Answer 1 of 34: Well if this goes through and Americans/all international pax also need a negative COVID test, it will be increasingly hard to get an appointment at the testing...
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introducednew guidelinesthat reduce the amount of time people who test positive for Covid-19 but have no symptoms should spend in isolation from 10 days to five. As a result, it feels like everyone in the country is mad at the CDC...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries.