Campers will NOT be required to take a Covid Test before they arrive at camp this summer. If a camper does test positive for Covid or Flu within 24 hours before arrival, they must have improving symptoms and no fever for 24 hours, without using fever-reducing medications, before they can...
First things first, those who believe they have been in contact with someone who has COVID and are unvaccinated should quarantine. Those who test positive, regardless of vaccination status, must isolate, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Here's the breakdown:...
“To put that differently, in 2021, COVID was the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Last year, it was the 10th,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, head of respiratory virus response within the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during the briefing. ...
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.
Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized the CDC for reducing the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19. CBS News' Debra Alfarone has more on the new guidance, then Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz joins CBSN to explain how the changes could impact how we nav...
Official policy in Burlington, Massachusetts, has been to have students stay home for five days if they test positive. But Superintendent Eric Conti said the real policy, in effect, is: "It's a virus. Deal with it." That's because COVID is managed at home, using the honor system. ...
You have tested positive for COVID-19. You have symptoms of COVID-19, however mild. The symptoms remain a recent onset of a new continuous cough, a high temperature and loss or change in sense of taste and smell. You have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID...
The Centers for Disease Control announced shorter isolation times just last week, but is now signaling it may adjust the rules again. Dr. Anthony Fauci said he plans on clarifying CDC guidelines for isolation and testing after a positive COVID test. The move comes after the federal agency shor...
The new guidelines end guidance for Americans to stay home for five days after testing positive for COVID. The agency cited improvements in the rates of hospitalizations and deaths inflicted by the virus this past season for the change in its recommendations. "COVID-19 remains an important publi...
The following guidelines have been summarized at Medscape's COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines center: COVID-19 Enforcement Policy for Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices, and Air Purifiers (FDA, 2020): 2020 COVID-19 guidance for industry and FDA staff OSHA Guidance on Preparing the Workplace for CO...