The CDC is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant.
The agency's new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to work after seven days if they are asymptomatic and test negative, and that the"isolation time can be cut further if there are staffing shortages," according to a statement Thursday."Our goal is to keep healthcare personnel and patients safe, and to address and prevent undue burden on our healthcare facilities," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement.
The United Kingdom has already shortened the isolation period for anyone with Covid-19. Airlines, including Delta and JetBlue, are among those pushing the CDC to cut the isolation time for their workers, arguing that it would help avoid issues such as flight cancellations.
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