The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended to cut isolation periods for infected people from ten days to five in addition to not recommending rapid testing before people left isolation
President Joe Biden joins a virtual meeting of the White House COVID-19 Response Team at the White House in Washington, Dec. 27, 2021. The decision by federal health officials to shorten isolation periods for Americans infected with the coronavirus drew both tempered support and intense opposition from scientists. Image: Cheriss May/The New York Times
The decision by federal health officials to shorten isolation periods for Americans infected with the coronavirus drew both tempered support and intense opposition from scientists Tuesday, particularly over the absence of a testing requirement and fears that the omission could hasten the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
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