August 12, 2022
The agency is relaxing both quarantine and social distancing guidance.
- Unvaccinated people who are exposed to COVID-19 are no longer advised to quarantine for five days if they have not tested positive for the virus or are not showing symptoms.
- Instead, aligning with the same rules as for vaccinated individuals, the CDC now suggests wearing a high-quality mask for 10 days and getting tested on day 5.
- The agency is also no longer emphasizing social distancing as a key method to reduce the risk of exposure.
- Screening testing of asymptomatic people without known exposures is also no longer recommended in most community settings, the CDC said.
What they’re saying: “COVID-19 continues to circulate globally, however, with so many tools available to us for reducing COVID-19 severity, there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pandemic,” the agency said.
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/11/cdc-covid-quarantining-social-distancing