C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Eliminating Quarantines

Several key recommendations have been loosened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the new guidelines, if you are exposed to the virus, you don't need to stay at home, but you should wear a mask for 10 days and be tested on day five. Most settings don't recommend routine testing of people without symptoms.

If you test positive for the virus, you should remain isolated at home for at least five days, and the guidelines around masking have not changed.

The changes are a sign of a new phase of the Pandemic.

Covid-19 is here to stay, according to a C.D.C. epidemiologist. The high levels of population immunity due to vaccinations and previous infections have put us in a different place.

The new guidelines are designed to protect people from serious illness. The importance of vaccinations and other measures is emphasized.

The new guidelines represent a pragmatic approach to living with the virus. Amesh was a senior scholar at the center for health security. How far we've come is shown by it.

In the event of a new variant or future surge, more stringent measures may need to be put in place.

The United States has recorded more than 100,000 cases and 500 deaths a day with the fast-spreading version of Omicron.

Many Americans are not up to date on their vaccinations. Only 30 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds and 60 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds have received their vaccine. Sixty-five percent of adults over the age of 65 have received a booster.

It's hard for many to access critical therapies.

The director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health said that more work needs to be done to make sure that more people have access to those tools. There has been a dial-back in the ground game that needs to be done to get people vaccinations.