The CDC updated their guidance for schools today.
“The updated CDC guidance recognizes that the best place for children is in the classroom and that this can be done safely with acceptable levels of risk,” Dr. Richard Besser, a pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said in an email. “This is essential for their social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and academic success.”
The change reflects a shift in public health’s response to COVID, from an attempt to prevent infection to a strategy focused on preventing the worst outcomes of infection. “High levels of population immunity due to vaccination and previous infection and the many available tools to protect the general population and protect people at higher risk allow us to focus on protecting people from serious illness from COVID-19,” she said.What to do if you test positive for COVID-19Isolate for at least five days, as people are most contagious during those first five days, according to the CDC.