US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has curtailed the isolation duration for healthcare workers infected with Covid-19, because of the shortages in hospital staff steered by the rise in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The CDC modified its policies on Thursday, proposing that asymptomatic healthcare workers can come back to work after seven days with a negative test, putting in that “isolation time can be cut further if there are staffing shortages.” The agency also stated that those workers who have obtained all approved vaccine doses, comprising boosters, do not require to conduct quarantine at home following high-risk exposures. new guidelines apply to all healthcare facilities that are directly involved in patient care, which include hospitals, nursing homes, dental offices, and other medical sites.”As the healthcare community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to Omicron, CDC is updating our proposals to reflect what we know about infection and exposure in the context of vaccination and booster doses,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky explained on Friday.
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“Our objective is to keep healthcare personnel and patients safe, and to address and curb undue burden on our healthcare facilities,” she explained. Walensky instructed all healthcare personnel to get vaccinated. The CDC worried that the recent guidelines do not broaden to the common public and only pertain to the healthcare workforce. Other people who are infected with Covid-19 should isolate for 10 full days, as per CDC guidance. Several health experts and business leaders are expecting that the CDC will assess relaxing the period for all vaccinated Americans. The CDC explained it proceeds to assess isolation and quarantine recommendations for the extensive population as it understands the Omicron variant and will update the public as reasonable. The recent Omicron variant is riding a winter surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, and losses across the United States.
