People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Many doctors have been urging the CDC to lift isolation guidance for months, saying it did little to stop the spread of Covid.
The experiences of California and Oregon, which previously lifted their Covid isolation guidelines, proved that to be true.
"Recent data indicate that California and Oregon, where isolation guidance looks more like CDC's updated recommendations, are not experiencing higher Covid-19 emergency department visits or hospitalizations," Jackson said.
Changing the Covid isolation to mirror what's recommended for flu and other respiratory illnesses makes sense to Dr. David Margolius, the public health director for the city of Cleveland.
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