WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest ...

The CDC updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines Aug. 24, saying people without symptoms don’t always need to be tested. The original guidelines recommended testing for all close contacts of known ...

The updated guidance throws out the previous five-day isolation recommendation for a more relaxed approach. The CDC is also now lumping COVID-19 recommendations with those of the flu and RSV. “CDC is ...

The CDC previously denied the controversial advisory was the result of political meddling, but new evidence from The New York Times says otherwise.

It is no longer necessary to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidance ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its COVID-19 guidance so people who test positive for the virus will no longer be directed to isolate at home for five days. On Friday, top ...

The last time the CDC changed its COVID-19 isolation recommendations was in 2021, when it reduced the isolation time for infected people from 10 days to five days. (Getty Images) The Centers for ...

While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has not updated its isolation guidelines for COVID-19 infections, changes might be on the horizon. The Washington Post reported the CDC is planning to do ...

FILE - A student wears a mask and face shield in a 4th grade class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School on Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Four years after the COVID-19 ...

Public health officials are recommending wider testing and more aggressive use of flu antiviral medicine for workers who might be exposed to bird flu at poultry and dairy farms. The Centers for ...