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 guided county-by-county recommendations on when people should wear masks to avoid getting sick, are now being discarded. "Thi...
"I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to make it just a universal recommendation, even though I do support vaccination with the COVID vaccine," Sanchez said. Trying to come up with tailored recommendations could also be impractical to implement, CDC offici...
The Ministry of Health summoned the Specialties Societies to prepare a clinical protocol for the management of COVID-19. The Spanish Paediatric Association appointed a Working Group of the Societies of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Paediatric Intensive Care to prepare the present recommendations with...
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on “Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses ...
“Recommendations are based on CDC’s current knowledge of COVID-19,” the CDC guidance states. “Each [community] should decide the most appropriate indicators to reference when deciding to open, close, or reopen schools.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is...
The CDC also recommends that an individual who has ended isolation avoid being around anyone who is at high risk for a serious case of COVID-19 until at least day 11. Finally, the CDC recommends that if an individual’s COVID-19 symptoms worsen, they should restart their isolation at day...
Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network published significant updates to the expert consensus recommendations on vaccination and pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in people with cancer. The NCCN Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination and
New York Department of Health Revises the COVID-19 Return-to-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel, Consistent with CDC RecommendationsLinkedIn Facebook X Send Embed On November 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) updated its Advisory on Return-to-Work Protocols for ...
COVID circulates all year long, with peaks in the winter and late summer. So we need more frequent protection. Q:For immunocompromised people, are two doses enough? A:Not necessarily. CDC experts suggest additional doses—three, even more—of the new vaccine in people who are moderately to...
If I had Covid this summer, when can I get the new booster? First of all, if you currently have Covid, the CDC says that “at a minimum” you should wait until you’ve recovered to get a shot. If you’re an adult or a child and have recently had multi-inflammatory syndrome —...