Opponents have said the changes, detailed in a presentation in June, are based on a flawed evidence review and omit key infection control tools. Some have called attention to a CDC approval process ...

In updated coronavirus guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a shift to a symptom-based strategy, rather than a test-based strategy, in deciding when to stop isolation ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID guidelines for 2024, removing the five-day isolation recommendation as the agency said it aims to mirror guidance for other ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — The Centers for Disease Control ...

On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to scrap its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, which currently recommend that infected ...

After more than a week of waiting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally unveiled its new guidelines for isolation, quarantine and social distancing, but one of the biggest changes ...

Amid criticism from public health officials, Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky defended new guidelines released this week that halved the isolation period for people who test ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its isolation guidelines for people with COVID-19 infections, the agency confirmed Friday following speculation about proposed changes first ...

People who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to isolate themselves for five days under new guidance shared Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency had been ...

The federal guidelines on isolating during a COVID-19 infection may be changing soon. That's according to reporting by the W ashin gton Post, which on Tuesday reported that the Centers for Disease ...

A sign at a CVS pharmacy informs customers that the store is sold out of kits to test for coronavirus infection. Antigen tests, while less precise, give results in about 15 minutes. (Barbara ...