The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Thursday to formally loosen its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on foreign visitors, which will now allow some to board flights into the U.S. with only a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna. "Because some traveler va...
Instead, the CDC recommends anyone exposed to COVID-19 to wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 6. Previously, the CDC recommended a 5-day quarantine for anyone who was not up to date with vaccinations. Isolation. The CDC continues to recommend that, regardless of ...
Based on the increased transmissibility and spread of new strains of the virus that causes COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new rule requiring that all air passengers arriving to the United States from a foreign country provide documentation of a negat...
The data comes as a pair of studies raise questions about whether the updated COVID-19 booster shots will be more effective than another dose of the original vaccine.
Which brings us to the CDC’sstatement on masks: CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19. The Surgeon General (who is not directly part of the CDC) takes a stronger tack: ...
For months, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration had been enforcing a requirement that passengers and workers wear masks. The CDC had extended the mask mandate through May 3. But a federal judge in Florida struck down the rule on April 18.■...
Q: Are there any state laws employers should think about when implementing COVID-19 vaccine policies? A: Yes, multiple states have passed or are considering laws related to COVID-19 vaccine policies. Savvy employers tracking the latest guidance likely know the many sources of federal guidance ...
Cartoons on the Coronavirus View All 100 Images While vaccinated individuals do not need to be tested for the coronavirus before they leave the U.S. – unless it is mandated by their destination – they should "still have a negative COVID-19 test result before they board a...
Fueled by a distrust of the CDC’s handling of Covid-19 and the recommendations it made on measures like masking and vaccines, many conservatives want the agency dismantled — and hope a second Trump administration could make it happen. Their proposed approach, outlined in the 2025 Presidential...
This system ranked travel safety to destinations based strictly on COVID case counts within countries. The CDC just announced a big change to this warning level system, specifically to how it places countries in the highest advisory level—Level 4: Do Not Travel. The CDC now says, “Level ...