Coverage dated December 23, 2021 to December 27, 2021

Health experts skeptical of CDC's new quarantine guidelines

Headline from 10TV Columbus, on the newest of 2 developments

The move by the CDC comes as businesses warn that omicron could lead to massive staffing shortages across the U.S.

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Developments in this update

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  1. CDC plans to cut recommended quarantine time amid Omicron surge

    Headline from Politico ·

  2. Newest

    Health experts skeptical of CDC's new quarantine guidelines

    Headline from 10TV Columbus ·

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Reports & sources

40 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    CDC shortens quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron variant and staff shortages (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    If a healthcare facility is facing significant staff shortages, boosted workers face "no work restrictions" following high-risk COVID-19 exposure.

  2. Politico

    CDC plans to cut recommended quarantine time amid Omicron surge (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The reduction follows the CDC’s move last week to shorten its isolation period for infected health care workers, assuming they are asymptomatic and later test negative.

  3. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    CDC: New isolation and quarantine guidelines for healthcare workers to prepare for anticipated increase in omicron cases (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on Thursday announced changes to isolation and quarantine guidelines for healthcare workers in an attempt to ultimately prepare hospitals for the anticipated increase

  4. 10TV Columbus

    Health experts skeptical of CDC's new quarantine guidelines (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    The move by the CDC comes as businesses warn that omicron could lead to massive staffing shortages across the U.S.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Why the CDC reduced COVID quarantine time despite omicron's spread (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The omicron variant of the coronavirus has upended plans to put the pandemic behind us. Instead, average daily U.S. COVID infections are up 80 percent in two weeks. Hospitals are hunkering down, and the White House is scrambling to respond.

  6. Townhall

    CDC Changes Its Quarantine, Isolation Guidelines as Omicron Sweeps Nation. Here Are the New Recommendations. (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    As Covid-19 sweeps the nation, driven in large part by the new Omicron variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines on quarantining and isolation.Following

  7. Deseret News

    CDC shortens isolation time based on COVID symptoms, omicron variant (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    What to know about the CDC’s new guidelines for isolation.

  8. PJ Media

    CDC Revises Quarantine Recommendations for Omicron (opens PJ Media)

    Published

    PJ Media's feed description

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve lived with the news that, if we’re exposed to the virus, we need to quarantine. Originally, the quarantine time was 14 days; then the CDC reduced...

  9. Fox32 Chicago

    CDC changes COVID-19 quarantine, isolation guidance amid rising numbers (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    In the midst of an alarming surge in cases of COVID-19, propelled by the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drastically changed its quarantine and isolation guidance.

  10. Fox News

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