CDC Resists Pushback Demands on Isolation

Earlier this week, Dr. Fauci spoke out on the possibility of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention adding a negative COVID test as part of their isolation requirements after receiving backlash from the public. Despite the backlash, the CDC stated that they are not adding a testing requirement to its isolation guidelines for people infected with COVID-19 who want to end their isolation after five days.

The CDC stated: “CDC has continued to review isolation and quarantine recommendations for various populations throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accumulating evidence demonstrates the majority of transmission occurs during the early periods of infection. In just a few weeks, Omicron has become a dominant virus strain due to the highly transmissible nature of the variant. These updated recommendations come as the Omicron variant is now rapidly spreading throughout the United States causing very high case rates. The recommendations reflect the societal impact (e.g., critical infrastructure and staffing shortages) and the latest science on disease severity and when and for how long a person is maximally infectious. CDC will continue to evaluate these recommendations as more data become available.”

Source: NPR