The changes include new guidance for when to stay home when sick, when people should test for COVID-19 and when to put on ...

Preventative strategies like wearing a mask are recommended ... against respiratory viruses,” says CDC Director Mandy Cohen. “That’s why our updated guidance emphasizes some core prevention ...

In the proposed guidance, the CDC is weighing plans to recommend that ... way for sick people to protect their communities is to mask or avoid trips outside the home if infected.

“You may remove your mask sooner than 10 days if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart,” the California guidance states. It’s not clear whether the updated CDC ...

The CDC’s guidance reflects an integrated approach ... If illness activity rises, schools can consider layering more strategies such as mask-wearing, increasing physical distance, using cohorts ...

Friday's guidance, CDC officials said ... they have one of these highly contagious infections and should wear a mask to protect the vulnerable, Offit said. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious ...

The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday rolled back its longstanding five-day isolation guidance for people who come down with COVID-19. Under the updated guidelines, the CDC says ...

(WWLP) – According to new guidance from the CDC, you won’t be required to isolate ... “Just keeping the mask on and stuff. I think that’s pretty good,” said Cuba Anderson of Springfield.