Preventative strategies like wearing a mask are recommended for five ... This marks the first revision to the COVID-19 guidelines since 2021. According to the CDC, this change is meant to target ...

The CDC's HICPAC advisory committee seems intent on rolling back infection control precautions in healthcare settings, ...

Then in March, the CDC’s own update isolation guidance almost exactly resembled the policy California had adopted a few months earlier. California’s January guidelines also recommended that ...

A CDC advisory committee convened last ... mask use to prevent pathogen transmission from the mask-wearer is unnecessary. HICPAC also voted on two recommendations for the healthcare personnel ...

Despite ending isolation, those who test positive should continue to avoid people and mask through at least day 11, according ...

WASHINGTON — The CDC warns its expecting to see an increase in respiratory related illnesses in the coming weeks as more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you should still wear a mask to prevent COVID-19, but there are no official mandates. It's still a good idea to wear a mask to ...

“Wear a mask, because you’re trying to prevent ... Along with these isolation guidelines, the CDC is also advising people aged 65 and older should get an additional dose of the current COVID ...

The meeting centered largely on written responses to CDC questions pushing back on draft guidelines to prevent transmission ...

Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for almost 15 years. She has contributed to more than 40 print and digital publications, including Health and Runner's World.