The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance on the country’s response to COVID-19 on Thursday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance on the country’s response to COVID-19 on Thursday.
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As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, Americans are receiving new advice from federal health officials on how to deal with the virus.
Revised guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday lifted requirements for quarantine if exposed to the virus, de-emphasized screening of asymptomatic people, and updated COVID-19 protocols in schools. and eliminate inspection recommendations. Stay if there is any possibility of exposure.
“This guidance not only acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps ensure that COVID-19 does not seriously disrupt our daily lives,” CDC’s Greta Masetti said in a statement. “We know COVID 19 is here to stay,” she added in a comment during a briefing with reporters.
While the update isn’t necessarily a major overhaul of existing guidance, it does represent an increasing focus on individuals making their own decisions about their level of risk and how to mitigate that risk, he said. Medical Director Dr. Marcus Prescia said. For associations of state and territorial health officials.
“That’s consistent with the current pandemic situation,” he said. “I don’t think there are many state or local jurisdictions that feel the need to start mandating them.”
We have also aligned our recommendations for unvaccinated people with those who are fully vaccinated. This acknowledges the high level of herd immunity in the United States due to vaccinations, her previous COVID-19 infection, or both. “Based on the latest data, it’s about 95% of the population,” he said.
This change is likely to have the greatest impact on K-12 schools. This guidance eliminates the strategy known as “test-to-stay”. This is the schedule for testing for people who have been exposed to coronavirus but have not reached the latest vaccination status. Tests continued to be negative and she had no symptoms.
The test stay protocol was to replace school quarantines, so “practices for handling exposures include masking rather than quarantine,” Masetti said.
