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Thursday, November 28
CDC shortens Covid isolation period to five days for people without symptoms
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended cutting the quarantine period for those infected with Covid – 19 asymptomatic of 10 to five days .
In a statement, the CDC explains that the change is motivated by the scientific demonstration that most infections occur at the onset of the disease , on the first and second days of onset of symptoms and two or three days later.
Therefore, the People who test positive should be isolated for five days if they are asymptomatic and, after this period, continue with a mask for another five days to minimize the risk of infect others.
The CDC also updated its recommendations Dations for the quarantine of those who have been exposed to the disease, by contact with an infected person.
In the event that those exposed are unvaccinated people, they have been vaccinated for more than six months (or more than two in the case of the Janssen vaccine) should also keep 45 days and spend another five with a mask strictly.
Those who are vaccinated or with the recent booster should spend ten days with the mask on at all times.
For all those exposed, in addition, the CDC recommends a test five days after contact.
According to the CDC, these recommendations will serve to minimize the risk of contagion.
With this announcement the changes that were already expected this morning are fulfilled when the main epidemiologist of the Government rno, Antoni Fauci, opened the door to new recommendations because omicron appears to be more contagious than other Covid mutations – 19, although also less serious.
US President Joe Biden said this afternoon to be open reduce isolation times if your medical team recommends it.
A few hours earlier, in an interview with the MSNBC network, Fauci announced that the US Executive was evaluating “seriously” reducing the isolation time that must be met by those who have been infected with the virus.
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