COVID isolation

Tested positive for COVID and wondering whether you should isolate? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon change its guidelines.

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The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

2:43pm February 14, 2024

by Pien Huang

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

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The science isn't entirely settled on whether a rapid antigen test indicates whether a person is still contagious.

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Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation

5:02am June 30, 2022

by Will Stone

Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.

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Here's how to decide if you're safe to go out when you're recovering from omicron

5:14pm February 17, 2022

by Maria Godoy

The CDC says you can end isolation after five days. But emerging research shows with omicron, many people could be infectious for several days past that. So how do you determine if you're good to go?