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The C.D.C. Has New Covid Guidelines. This Is What It Got Wrong

For nearly two years, American officials have changed recommendations on how to manage the coronavirus... Infected people, who had long been told to isolate for at least 10 days, now have to isolate for only five days if they feel fine, regardless of vaccination status. On one level, this decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a welcome nod to science and practicality because many people aren’t infectious for such a long period.

But the change doesn’t grapple effectively with the reality that the fully vaccinated and boostered and the unvaccinated are living in two different worlds. The C.D.C. guidelines still rely on a mostly one-size-fits-all approach and…

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Guidance for COVID-19

CDC provides guidance on a variety of topics to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population

Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.

CDC Updates Covid-19 Isolation Guidance, Stops Short of Requiring Testing

The agency has been criticized for its shortened recommended isolation period without asking people to get tested

Here are the C.D.C. guidelines for students exposed to Covid

The federal government released new recommendations last month for unvaccinated students exposed to the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those students could remain in school, as long as they are tested for the virus twice in the week after exposure and both tests come back negative.

Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2

In general, asymptomatic HCP who have had a higher-risk exposure do not require work restriction if they have received all COVID-19 vaccine doses, including booster dose, as recommended by CDC and do not develop symptoms or test positive for SARS-CoV-2. The duration of protection offered by booster doses of vaccine and their effect on emerging variants are not clear; additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

C.D.C. Faces Pressure to Change Isolation Guidelines for Sick Workers

“Every expert has been calling for shorter isolation times, so it’s a good move, but it’s shortsighted not to apply this more broadly: schools, colleges, sports, Broadway, restaurants, airlines,” said Joseph Allen, an associate professor at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University. “All are facing this same problem with having to isolate people for extended periods without the option to ‘test to return.’”

Making Sense of Covid Changes

What experts say about new C.D.C. rules and rising case numbers.

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

"CDC's new guidance to drop isolation of positives to 5 days without a negative test is reckless," tweeted Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist and chief scientific officer at eMed. "I absolutely don't want to sit next to someone who turned [positive] five days ago and hasn't tested [negative]."

Nurses Condemn CDC Changes In Covid-19 Isolation, Quarantine Guidelines For Health Care Workers

Gee, which one would you prefer? Being taken care of by someone who is exhausted and could potentially still be infected with the SARS-CoV-2? Or by someone a little more well-rested who is definitely not infected with the SARS-CoV-2?

The C.D.C. stands by a decision not to require testing to leave isolation.

The guidelines now say that an individual who “has access to a test and wants to test” at the end of the isolation period may do so, but stops short of a recommendation to test.

The CDC’s Defense of Its New COVID Guidelines Is Complete Nonsense

But given that many employers rely on the CDC’s guidelines for when workers can return to their jobs after catching COVID, there’s a good chance these new, looser rules are going to result in more infections, which could end up disrupting people’s lives and businesses just as much as requiring infected individuals to test negative or stay home a couple extra days. The CDC’s nonsense justifications don’t make that any less of a frustrating reality.