According to the CDC, theguidelines for COVID-19are now in line with those of influenza, RSV and other respiratory illnesses, advising those feeling sick to stay home and return to work or school after being fever-free for 24 hours. “Today’s announcement reflects the progress we have made...
Notably, the CDC guidance states that the document is meant to assist state and local school district officials in making decisions rather than establishing regulatory requirements. "Recommendations are based on CDC's current knowledge of COVID-19," the guidance states. "Each...
U.S. Administers 353.9 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC More Reuters Olga Orduna, 46, receives her second coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a back-to-school clinic in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reut...
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available to adults – at which point the CDC already knew they couldn’t stop transmission – courts are finally starting to put their foot down on the most basic legal question: Are mandates at least applied fairly, if not scientifically?
In the end, "this is really about protecting the people who are either not yet eligible for vaccine due to their age, or people who are not yet fully vaccinated," she added. MORE: Study shows booster shot after 6 to 12 months likely to provide best protection from COVID-19, Pfizer sa...
who manages a local store for a national restaurant chain, said her company requires her to take off 10 days if she gets COVID-19. And the school system where her son is insecond gradehas still been sending home COVID test kits for kids to use before returning to school after long bre...
“Schools should be prepared for COVID-19 cases and exposure to occur in their facilities. Collaborating with local health officials will continue to be important once students are back to school,” the guidelines read in part. The updated guidance comes as the Trump administration has...
In an additional study conducted by the CDC, children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S. cases, up from 2% in April, according to a Tuesday report by the American Academy of Pediatrics. And the CDC said Monday that the incidence of COVID-19 in school-age children began r...
“We owe it to our nation’s children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the level of Covid-19, so that we can all get back to school safely,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said. “Schools provide a safe environment...