CDC: No quarantine for the unvaccinated who come into contact with the coronavirus

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will no longer recommend that schools or daycare centers quarantine or test students for exposure to the coronavirus.

The agency also said it no longer recommends that unvaccinated people self-quarantine after being exposed to the virus if they don’t test positive or have symptoms, saying about 95 percent of the U.S. population has either been vaccinated. either already ill, or both.

It is noted that previous CDC guidance stated that people who had been exposed but were vaccinated for the coronavirus could skip the quarantine period.

“Prior illness and vaccination provide some protection against severe disease, and so we may have different guidelines or recommendations based on vaccination status,” Dr. Greta Massetti of the CDC said in a briefing to reporters.

The agency said that students exposed to covid-19 should follow the CDC’s recommendations to wear a high-protection mask for 10 days and get tested on the 5th day.

Source: Capital

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