Two and half years later, the federal health agency also acknowledges that testing everyone is not a good strategy
New CDC COVID Guidelines Throw Out Quarantine, Allow For Benefits of Natural Immunity
Life Site News reports:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance on COVID-19 Thursday, implicitly acknowledging the effectiveness of natural immunity, and hinting at future easing of COVID “travel” rules.
Individuals exposed to someone with COVID-19 do not need to isolate themselves if they do not have any symptoms, according to new guidelines released by the CDC on Thursday.
The CDC also acknowledged that some people are not at a significant risk of infection due to natural immunity and that COVID is likely here to stay like other diseases like the flu. The new rules now treat those “who are not up to date on COVID-19 vaccines” the same as those “who are up to date on COVID-19 vaccines.”
However, the health agency still recommends everyone to get vaccinated.
“This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives,” CDC official Greta Massetti stated in the Thursday announcement.
The CDC now recommends that “instead of quarantining if you were exposed to COVID-19, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5.” Studies have called into question the effectiveness of mask wearing to prevent the transmission of the virus.
The CDC also no longer recommends “screening testing of asymptomatic people without known exposures… in most community settings.” Some universities, for example, had required students to get tested once or twice per week, if not more.
The six-feet social distancing rule has also been thrown out – the CDC now states that “physical distance is just one component of how to protect yourself and others.”
