The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop.
President Joe Biden joined the White House COVID-19 Response Team's regular call with the National Governors Association to discuss the response to the omicron variant on Dec. 27, 2021.U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
"Because there are a lot of people in society that are essential for the smooth running of the infrastructure of our society," Fauci told CNN Monday. "So the idea about cutting down the period of quarantine for people who have been exposed, and perhaps the period of isolation for people who have been infected, is something that is under, I would say, serious consideration."The decision also was driven by a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, propelled by the omicron variant.
"Not all of those cases are going to be severe. In fact many are going to be asymptomatic," she told The Associated Press on Monday. "We want to make sure there is a mechanism by which we can safely continue to keep society functioning while following the science." The guidance is not a mandate; it's a recommendation to employers and state and local officials. Last week, New York state said it would expand on the CDC's guidance for health-care workers to include employees who have other critical jobs that are facing a severe staffing shortage.It's possible other states will seek to shorten their isolation and quarantine policies, and CDC is trying to get out ahead of the shift.
—If you still have symptoms after isolating for five days, stay home until you feel better and then start your five days of wearing a mask at all times.The quarantine rules are for people who were in close contact with an infected person but not infected themselves. Now the agency is saying only people who got booster shots can skip quarantine if they wear masks in all settings for at least 10 days.
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