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CDC set looser interim federal guidance on isolation periods forhealthcare workers amidOmicron spread. - Asymptomatic personnel may return to work within 7 days of infection with a negative test result.
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The CDC on Thursday released $4 for workers who were infected with the
"As the healthcare community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to Omicron, CDC is updating our recommendations to reflect what we know about infection and exposure in the context of vaccination and booster doses," CDC Director
"Our goal is to keep healthcare personnel and patients safe," Walensky added, "and to address and prevent undue burden on our healthcare facilities."
Per the guidance, if a healthcare facility is experiencing $4 then workers who were infected, regardless of their vaccination status, are allowed to return to work within five days of a positive infection — with or without a negative test — if they are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.
Asymptomatic workers who were in high-risk exposure situations but are fully vaccinated and boosted can return to work with no restrictions.
In a crisis capacity, workers who tested positive for COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination status, are allowed to return to work if they are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, according to the guidance.
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The updated guidance comes as the US faces a surge in COVID-19 infections amid the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. The $4 is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC $4 earlier this week.
Federal officials said the variant, which is highly transmissible, accounts for 73% of recent confirmed cases in the US, according to $4. In some areas of the US, the variant makes up more than 90% of confirmed cases.