AOL

CDC clarifies isolation guidance to include testing, if possible

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidance for people who want to use tests when they’re done isolating at home with COVID-19. The agency now says people can use ...
ABC 7 Chicago

CDC tries to clarify COVID guidelines on isolation, negative tests after pushback

WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest ...
The Hill

CDC doubles down on isolation guidance, rejects more testing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday did not formally recommend a negative COVID-19 test for a person to leave isolation after being infected and instead merely clarified ...
News Medical

Isolation and regulated testing help reduce the impact of COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19 has revealed the widespread effects a pandemic can have on all spheres of life from health, to social life, to the economy. The main thrust of efforts to control the spread ...
NPR

The CDC says a test to get out of COVID isolation is not needed, resisting pushback

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not adding a testing requirement to its isolation guidelines for people infected with COVID-19 who want to end their isolation after five days.
Yahoo

Yes, You Can ‘Test Out’ Of COVID Isolation—Here Are The Rules

COVID cases are starting to creep up again in the U.S., and it’s understandable to have new questions about the virus and the newest CDC guidance on isolation after a positive test. After all, it’s ...
Forbes

Five Days Is Too Short! Study Says To End Covid-19 Isolation Based On Rapid Tests Results Instead

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: A hotel guest looks out of their room window as they continue their isolation period at the Novotel hotel on February 24, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J ...
News Medical

Regular testing and self-isolation can be more effective than closures for combating disease outbreaks

Regular diagnostic testing and self-isolation can be more effective than school and business closures when it comes to combating infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, according to a new study ...
ABC7

The CDC doesn't require testing at end of isolation. Here's why

The newly updated CDC guidelines don't require testing at the end of isolation because PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told "Good Morning America" on ...
Medical Xpress

Research favors testing and voluntary isolation over closures in disease outbreaks

Regular diagnostic testing and self-isolation can be more effective than school and business closures when it comes to combating infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, according to a new study ...
People

32 Olympic Athletes in Isolation After Testing Positive for COVID amid Concerns Over Quarantine Accommodations

Figure skater Vincent Zhou became the latest athlete to receive a positive COVID test on Monday Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the brand in 2021 as a digital news ...