'Rather than CDC shortening isolation periods so that healthcare workers can rush back to work after getting infected, maybe they can recommend universal N95 use during big surges and emphasize airborne transmission of the virus.'
saying healthcare workers who test positive for the disease will be able to return to work after seven days instead of 10 as long as they are asymptomatic and have a negative test.
"Weakening Covid-19 guidance now, in the face of what could be the most devastating Covid-19 surge yet, will only result in further transmission, illness, and death," said Triunfo-Cortez, referring to the Omicron variant which is now driving infections in the United States.197,000 on Friday, skyrocketing by 65% over the previous 14 days.
Under the CDC's new guidance, in crisis conditions caused by a severe shortage of workers, infected healthcare workers could faceThe agency also indicated that fully vaccinated healthcare workers who have had booster shots will not be required to quarantine after a high-risk exposure, guidance which"ignores basic tenets of infection control and the precautionary principle," said NNU.