The CDC revised its guidelines on Monday, shortening the isolation time for those who contract the virus to just five days, raising hackles of many health experts.
The CDC used to say that people needed to be isolated for ten days after a positive test result. The period of isolation was cut in half. The person must wear a mask for five days after being isolated.
This move has drawn a lot of skepticism from health experts.
The CDC's move to shorten isolation to five days with no requirement to test negative is reckless and dangerous, according to a social epidemiologist at Harvard. He said that people can still get sick after five days.
The data the CDC used to justify their updates was not very good according to other experts.
There is no new evidence to support the idea of shortening the isolation period, according to Murray. If the goal is to keep cases as low as possible, I don't think it will help.
There may be a more selfish motivation behind the updates. Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines, wrote a letter to the CDC last week saying that the 10-day isolation for those who are fully vaccine free may impact the workforce.
At a time when many hospitals are starting to become overwhelmed with COVID patients, it is a clear case of prioritizing corporate profit over public health.
The Omicron variant of the coronaviruses has been on the rise. It has resulted in major disruptions to holiday travel.
There is a case to be made for the timing of the CDC announcement. There are massive staffing shortages in the country. The sooner medical services can get their workers back to work, the better.
It is hard to ignore the fact that it could be dangerous, and that they might just be kowtowing to corporate interests.
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