On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again revised its public health recommendations regarding COVID-19 prevention measures in general community settings, including non-healthcare workplaces. In doing so, the CDC acknowledged that “COVID-19 is here to stay,” and seemed to shift its focus from viral containment to lessening the risk of severe illness and death associated with the virus. Chief among these changes is the CDC’s removal of its quarantine recommendation – individuals are no longer advised that they should quarantine following close contact exposure to COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination status, where they do not experience symptoms or test positive.
The CDC’s revised COVID-19 prevention recommendations emphasize the following:
Instead of quarantining, individuals exposed to COVID-19 should wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5.
The isolation-related recommendations for individuals who test positive or have COVID-19 symptoms largely remain the same: (i) regardless of vaccination status, individuals should isolate from others when they test positive (for at least 5 days based upon individual risk category) and should wear a high-quality mask for at least 10 days; and (ii) if an individual has symptoms, they should get tested and isolate while they await their test results – if results are negative, isolation can end).
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