The US is considering shortening the 10-day recommended isolation period for people who test positive for vaccine-related diseases, according to Anthony Fauci, a White House medical adviser.
"That's certainly an important consideration which is being discussed right now," Fauci, who is also the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's "New Day."
Anyone who tests positive for COVID should be isolated for ten days, according to the CDC.
The CDC recommends that people who are sick or have an infectious disease stay in a specific area of the house and use a separate bathroom.
Fauci said that the guidelines should be revised for people who test positive but who are fully vaccine-free so that they can return to work sooner.
If you get a healthcare worker with no symptoms who is infectious, you don't want to keep them out of work for too long. If there is a need for health care personnel and hospital beds, that will be considered.
The current policy has not been revised by the White House.
The US wrestles with the Omicron variant of the coronaviruses, which now accounts for 73% of all COVID-19 cases in the US. Health experts are worried that the outbreak may get worse as people travel and socialize over the holidays.
