The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to shift its COVID-19 isolation guidance this spring to say that people no longer need to isolate once they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild or improving, according to the Washington Post. The updated guidance would bring COVID-19 in line with guidance for other respiratory viruses, such as flu. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University, cited the latest variant, JN.1, as a case in point. “Currently, many of our citizens are no longer testing for COVID-19 and are not actively isolating,” Marsh said. There were about 21,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations during the week ending February 3, according to the latest CDC data.

Source: CNN February 14, 2024 01:04 UTC