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CDC updates Covid isolation guidelines for people who test positive
People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you’re sick, but return to school or work once…#cdc #mandycohen #brendanjackson #oregon #davidmargolius #cleveland #kristinenglund #clevelandclinic #rsv #clinicians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wisconsin State Health Officer Paula Tran's Statement on CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance
"The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to see updated respiratory virus recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These updates reflect what is the latest data and science are telling us. Today we know that far fewer people are being hospitalized and dying in Wisconsin due to COVID-19 compared to prior years. We know that we have more tools than ever to fight the virus. And we know what we can do individually and as entire communities to...(see release)lucy.pepinMarch 1, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - March 1, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: lucy.pepin Source Type: news

CDC changes isolation guidelines for those infected with COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that a five-day isolation period is no longer needed for people who test positive for COVID-19. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. Instead, the CDC recommends... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

C.D.C. Shortens Isolation Period for People With Covid
Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections may return to daily activities if they don ’t have a fever and their symptoms are improving. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Quarantines Disease Rates Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Tests (Medical) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Influenza Source Type: news

What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2022 outbreak of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Norovirus Cases Are Rising. Here ’ s What to Know
Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were positive, but the proportion was about 16% in the Northeast, the agency said. That compares with nearly 10% of norovirus tests in the Midwest and South and nearly 13% in the West. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting, diarrhea, and general feelings of misery, norovirus outbreaks are notorious on cruise ships, nursing homes...
Source: TIME: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JoNel Aleccia/AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news

Tetanus Vaccine May Be in Short Supply After Company Stops Production
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- In an effort to prevent a shortage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising doctors to conserve the tetanus vaccine because one manufacturer is stopping production.The vaccine in question is the Td... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Why Older Adults Need Another COVID-19 Shot
Older adults should get the COVID-19 vaccine more frequently than previously recommended, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials are urging people ages 65 and older to receive another vaccine dose in the spring, or at least four months after their most recent dose. CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen announced the decision after a CDC advisory committee, which is made up of independent vaccine and infectious disease experts, voted 11-1 to make the change. “An additional vaccine dose can provide added protection that may have decreased over time for thos...
Source: TIME: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says
Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people died in 2021 from similar causes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett and Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-healthcare Drunken and Reckless Driving Research Disease Rates Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Alcohol Abuse Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health Source Type: news

Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to know
Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were positive (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

CDC: Meeting of the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC) will hold a hybrid public meeting on April 9-10, 2024. Agenda items include discussions related to syndemic approach to testing, using prescription data to support the HIV care continuum, HIV and aging, advancing diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection, updates from the Community Partnerships and Workforce workgroups, and more. Written comments are due by April 19, 2024, and requests to make oral comments should besubmitted by March ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 29, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Older Americans Should Get a Covid Booster This Spring, CDC Advisers Say
The agency recommended another round of vaccinations for Americans ages 65 and older. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Elderly Disease Rates Immune System Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news

Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says
Scientific advisers to the C.D.C. recommended boosters for Americans ages 65 and older. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Elderly Disease Rates Immune System Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news

Separate Reports Shed Light on Why CDC SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits Failed During Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
HHS Office of Inspector General was the latest to examine the quality control problems that led to distribution of inaccurate test to clinical laboratories nationwide Failure on the part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to produce accurate, dependable SARS-CoV-2 clinical laboratory test kits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic continues […] The post Separate Reports Shed Light on Why CDC SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits Failed During Start of COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - February 28, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories BCFB Biotechnology Core Facility Branch CDC CDC Advis Source Type: news