CDC shortens isolation and quarantine time recommendations
December 28, 2021: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut its recommendation on Monday for the length of time for isolations and quarantines of those people who test positive for the coronavirus.
Previously the CDC recommended an isolation period of 10 days for people who tested positive but were asymptomatic, but the new guidance says those people can isolate for only five days if they are vaccinated.
"Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to five days, if asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a mask when around others," read a statement from the CDC.
According to the CDC: "For people who are unvaccinated or are more than six months out from their second mRNA dose (or more than two months after the J&J vaccine) and not yet boosted, CDC now recommends quarantine for five days followed by strict mask use for an additional five days. Alternatively, if a five-day quarantine is not feasible, it is imperative that an exposed person wear a well-fitting mask at all times when around others for 10 days after exposure."
Source: Carlos Garcia of Blaze Media