CDC Shortens COVID-19 Isolation to 5 Days for Asymptomatic People
The CDC's 10-day isolation period was excessive, experts say. The agency also reduced quarantine guidance for people exposed to COVID-19.
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The CDC's 10-day isolation period was excessive, experts say. The agency also reduced quarantine guidance for people exposed to COVID-19.
Scientists at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, work on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021.
Omicron seems to produce milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations than Delta, likely because vaccines still ward off severe disease.
In previous surges in South Africa, deaths were closely tied to case numbers. But this time, deaths are staying low, despite a large uptick in cases.
Omicron could represent the swiftest outbreak in the US to date, lasting no more than three months, new models predict.