The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidelines to align with guidance for other respiratory illnesses (e.g., RSV and the flu) (https://bit.ly/49uUKLL). The update comes as the United States faces fewer hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19....
And COVID-19 metrics are on the rise. New hospital admissions have been increasing for a month, surpassing the peak numbers during the late summer wave. The CDC warned that JN.1’s “rapid growth” compared to other strains raises a question: Could it drive an increase in infect...
CDC recommends new COVID-19 booster shots The director advises that anyone 6 months and older should get at least one updated shot. September 13, 2023 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Fire threat returns to the Southwest; severe weather and heavy rainfall ...
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance around self-isolation for people who test positive to COVID-19 — namely, that they can do less of it. Specifically, the recommended isolation period for people who have tested positive but are asymptomatic...
The changes include new guidance for when to stay home when sick, when people should test for COVID-19 and when to put on masks. Here's the latest about the CDC's new recommendations. Are COVID-19 tests still recommended? Similar to influenza, where antiviral treatments are available for...
The U.S. CDC issued new guidance for long COVID, and the NIH is figuring out how to deal with the disease, while Tonix Pharma plans to develop TNX-102 SL.
“We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes from COVID-19,” CDC DirectorDr. Mandy Cohensaid in anagency news releaseannouncing the approval. "[The] CDC is now recommending updated COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 6 months and older to better protect you and your loved ...
Exclusion: Fully vaccinated employees that test positive for COVID-19 (or are otherwise considered a COVID-19 case) must still be excluded from the workplace until the return to work requirements (same as the prior ETS) are met. However, fully vaccinated employees no longer need to be exclu...
Among the data they asked the CDC to gather was on whether healthy children and young adults were still at risk of severe disease from the virus. While rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations remain worst in seniors and in babies under 6 months old, the agencypresented datafinding that otherwise ...
CDC urges mask-wearing, distancing in schools Walensky added that while each strategy is important, CDC recommends “prioritizing the first two” – wearing masks and physical distancing. “These two strategies are incredibly important in areas that have high community spread of Covid-19, which...