Breaking news: CDC relaxes some coronavirus recommendations as Biden administration signals a shift in pandemic strategy.
Signs proclaiming social distancing guidelines and face mask rules are posted at a mall in Los Angeles, on June 11, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased its coronavirus guidelines. The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.
Previous CDC guidance said people who had been exposed but were up to date on their coronavirus shots could skip the quarantine period. The new guidance expands that standard to everyone. “When considering whether and where to implement screening testing of asymptomatic people with no known exposure, public health officials might consider prioritizing high-risk congregate settings, such as long-term care facilities, homeless shelters, and correctional facilities, and workplace settings that include congregate housing with limited access to medical care,” the CDC wrote in the report explaining the changes.
Public health experts, interviewed in recent days about the anticipated loosening of restrictions, said the changes reveal the Biden administration’s strategic shift toward a “live with the virus” approach.Although the latest omicron subvariant, BA.5, has fueled a wave of infections in many parts of the country over the past two months, the great majority of those cases have not required hospitalization.
Rivers said she was sorry to see the agency drop its recommendation that testing be used to screen for the virus, calling it a “useful tool for identifying outbreaks early and monitoring the burden of disease in a population.” The expense can be a barrier, she said, but “absenteeism and losses in learning or productivity are also costly.”Julia Raifman, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, said what is most notable about the guidelines is what is missing.
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