AOL

CDC director clarifies why isolation guidance changed from 10 days to 5

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained why the agency has shortened its recommended isolation period for people infected with COVID-19, saying it's based on "years of ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Exposed to COVID or tested positive? What the new CDC quarantine guidelines mean for you

WASHINGTON -- Amidst growing pressure as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now announced that it will shorten the recommended isolation ...
NBC Connecticut

CDC updates Covid isolation guidelines for people who test positive

People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu ...
Mediaite

CNN Medical Analyst: CDC Isolation Guidelines Will Make Potentially Infected People Avoid Covid Tests

CNN medical advisor Leana Wen said Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging Covid testing hesitancy with its current isolation guidelines. The CDC last week ...
KERO-TV

CDC director explains reasoning for shortening COVID-19 isolation window

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials' decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Officials consider reducing COVID isolation period for fully vaccinated

NEW YORK -- As the highly transmissible omicron and delta coronavirus variants continue to sweep across the United States, health officials warn that more people are expected to get infected -- even ...