The agency had previously suggested wearing a mask for up to 10 days after stopping isolation when indoors near other people. Much of thedatathe CDC had tracked on COVID-19 alongside other trends, like influenza and RSV, will also continue to be published. But specific benchmarks, which had...
The CDC’s isolation and quarantine guidance has confused the public, and the new recommendations are “happening at a time when more people are testing positive for the first time and looking for guidance,” said Lindsay Wiley, an American University public health law expert. Nev...
Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota, said the new recommendations make sense, now that the urgency of the pandemic has passed. "Public health has to be realistic," he told the Washington Post recently. "In making recommendations to the public today, we...
“The bottom line is that when people follow these actionable recommendations to avoid getting sick, and to protect themselves and others if they do get sick, it will help limit the spread of respiratory viruses, and that will mean fewer people who experience severe illness,” National Center f...
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 ...
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Now, the isolation period depends on how you’re feeling. If, for at least 24 hours, your symptoms have been improving and you haven’t had a fever without the use of fever-reducing medication, you may resume normal activities. The agency’s new recommendations are in line with...
To inhibit the spread of the infection, standard recommendations including regular washing of hands, mouth, and nose during coughing and sneezing and usage of masks outdoors were implemented. Another commendation is to maintain 1–2 m of social distance to avoid close contact with anyone showing sy...
Long COVID (LC) occurs after at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, yet its etiology remains poorly understood. We used ‘omic” assays and serology to deeply characterize the global and SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in the blood of individuals...
“The bottom line is that when people follow these actionable recommendations to avoid getting sick, and to protect themselves and others if they do get sick, it will help limit the spread of respiratory viruses, and that will mean fewer people who experience severe illness,” said Dr. Demetr...