VIR - CDC eases COVID guidance for unvaccinated people

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday revised recommendations for unvaccinated people easing the guidance on isolation following exposure to the virus.
• Per the latest advice, the CDC no longer recommends unvaccinated people to quarantine after exposure, the same guidance that was previously issued for vaccinated and boosted people who were exposed to the virus.
• Those who hadn’t vaccinated or received booster shots can instead wear a mask for 10 days and get tested on day five after the exposure.
• The latest guidance simplifies the CDC's isolation recommendations for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
• “We're in a stronger place today as a nation , with more tools -- like vaccination, boosters, and treatments -- to protect ourselves, and our communities, from severe illness from COVID-19," Dr. Greta Massetti, chief of the field epidemiology and prevention branch at the CDC said in a statement.
• "This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives," Massetti who authored the guidance added.
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