Critics say the changes are not backed by evidence and put more people at risk for long COVID.
Protestors lay down outside the White House to call attention to those suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and long COVID on September 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
The report goes on to explain that people often do not know what respiratory illness they have due to asymptomatic spread, decreased sensitivity of rapid COVID tests, and lack of testing. On March 8, the government sunsetted its program to provide limited free tests to the public. National Nurses United and the People’s CDC, along with other advocacy groups such as the World Health Network, have had some previous success pushing back against the CDC’s weakening of public health guidance around COVID.
The timing of the relaxation of the COVID guidelines came just days before the four-year anniversary of the official declaration of the pandemic. Throughout the four years, advocates have continued to push for more recognition of long COVID and more resources to help treat it. Those efforts go hand in hand with prevention efforts.
Without any masking requirements, air filtration could be the next best effort toward protecting people against transmitting COVID. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan gaveto schools to slow the spread of COVID, including by improving air quality. The government also announced a “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” in 2022 to make efforts toward improving ventilation in buildings. But without mechanisms for enforcement and further funding, the impact will likely be insufficient.
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