ARTICLE · 07 JANUARY 2022
CDC's Latest COVID-19 Isolation Protocol Provides Additional Clarification And Includes Guidance On Testing
On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided additional guidance in the wake of its December 27, 2021, update to recommended quarantine and isolation periods.
United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)
On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) provided additional guidance in the wake of its December 27, 2021, update to recommended
quarantine and isolation periods.
The CDC now recommends that anyone with COVID-19 isolate
"for at least 5 full days," starting on the first full
day after symptoms begin or the first day of a positive test if the
individual is asymptomatic. If the individual is fever free for 24
hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and other
symptoms have improved, the individual can end isolation but should
continue to wear a mask around others and avoid travel and
high-risk individuals and settings through day 10. The new guidance
states that individuals with severe COVID-19 symptoms and
immunocompromised individuals should isolate for "at least 10
and up to 20 days" in consultation with their healthcare
providers.
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