Those who have been exposed to the coronavirus should wear a highly protective mask for 10 days and have a diagnostic test on the 5th day, whether they have been vaccinated or not.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommend limiting to quarantine or implementing programs diagnostic tests in schools or care centers, for people who have been exposed to COVID-19, as announced yesterday, Thursday, after the update of the relevant instructions.
At the same time, quarantine is no longer recommended for people who have not been vaccinated, after the exposure of approximately 95% of the US population to the coronavirus, vaccinations, and disease of the population. “The new guidelines recognize that the pandemic is not over, but also help us move to a point where COVID-19 does not seriously disrupt our daily lives,” a CDC scientist said in a statement.
The same centers announced that they have updated their guidelines, that people who have been exposed to COVID-19 should wear a highly protective mask for ten days and have a diagnostic test on the 5th day after their exposure to the coronavirus, regardless of its status their vaccination.
“Both the implementation of preventive measures and vaccination contribute to a degree of protection against serious disease and make sense so that there is no deviation from our guidelines and our recommendations on the basis of the vaccination regime at this time,” the epidemiologist told reporters Greta Massetti of the CDC.
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