Covid is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special?
The plan to further loosen isolation guidance when the science around infectiousness has not changed is likely to prompt strong negative reaction from vulnerable groups, including people older than 65, those with weak immune systems and long-covid patients, CDC officials and experts said.
Ref’d in that article is: https://peoplescdc.org/ “a coalition of health-care workers, scientists and advocates focused on reducing the harmful effects of covid-19.”
“Coronavirus levels in wastewater indicate that symptomatic and asymptomatic infections remain high. About 20,000 people are still hospitalized — and about 2,300 are dying — every week, CDC data show. But the numbers are falling and are much lower than when deaths peaked in January 2021 when almost 26,000 people died of covid each week and about 115,000 were hospitalized.”
From the WaPo article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/13/covid-isolation-guidelines-cdc-change/): "The decision was hailed by business groups and slammed by some union leaders and health experts.
Covid is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special?
The plan to further loosen isolation guidance when the science around infectiousness has not changed is likely to prompt strong negative reaction from vulnerable groups, including people older than 65, those with weak immune systems and long-covid patients, CDC officials and experts said.
Ref’d in that article is: https://peoplescdc.org/ “a coalition of health-care workers, scientists and advocates focused on reducing the harmful effects of covid-19.”
“Coronavirus levels in wastewater indicate that symptomatic and asymptomatic infections remain high. About 20,000 people are still hospitalized — and about 2,300 are dying — every week, CDC data show. But the numbers are falling and are much lower than when deaths peaked in January 2021 when almost 26,000 people died of covid each week and about 115,000 were hospitalized.”