While acknowledging that the United States is still in a pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this afternoon announced revised guidance related to COVID-19.
“This guidance recognizes that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives,” Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH, MMWR, said in a statement from the CDC.
“Today we are in a stronger place as a nation, with more tools, including vaccinations, boosters and treatments, to protect ourselves and our communities from serious illness from COVID-19,” Massetti said. “We also have a better understanding of how to protect people from exposure to the virus, such as wearing high-quality masks, testing and improved ventilation.”
New CDC Covid guidance
The CDC has updated its guidance here. This update includes information on the importance of being up-to-date on vaccines; advice on when and how long to self-isolate if you test positive for COVID-19; and when to wear a high-quality mask.
“This updated guidance is intended to apply in the community setting,” a CDC statement said. “In the coming weeks, CDC will work to align stand-alone guidance documents, such as those for healthcare settings, grouping environments at higher risk of transmission, and travel, with today’s update.”
In the US, more than 1 million people have died from COVID-19 since it appeared in early 2020. As of August 11, 2022, more than 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed in the US every day , more than 400 people. die of COVID-19 daily and more than 40,000 people are hospitalized with the virus every day. The CDC currently ranks COVID-19 as the third leading cause Cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer and, above all, combined accidents. According to a US Government Accountability Office reportup to 23 million Americans had experienced long-term COVID symptoms, such as loss of taste or smell, brain fog, fatigue, breathing problems and more, when the report was published in March 2022,
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About the author
Karen Menehan is the editor-in-chief of MASSAGE Magazine, print and digital. She has reported or edited as a freelancer for On the Wing and Imagine magazines, LIVESTRONG, and the Sacramento Bee and Mid-County Post newspapers. His COVID-19 reports for this post include “As Clients Return, Massage Therapists Overcome Touch Deprivation” and “5 Current COVID-19 Safety Strategies.”
