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Seems like the CDC reducing the suggested isolation time from 10 days to 5 was a mistake.
by GloriousKoji 3y ago
Seems like the CDC reducing the suggested isolation time from 10 days to 5 was a mistake.
- bugglebeetle 3y agoNot when the intent behind the decision was to keep people at work, consequences be damned.
- JambalayaJim 3y agoYes, it was only a mistake if you consider that control of the spread of the virus was of utmost importance. The real mistake was letting controlling spread take precedence over literally everything.
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- in_cahoots 3y agoMy family (2 adults, 2 kids) was all vaccinated and the adults boosted when we got Covid for the first time. We all tested positive for 7+ days, and the baby was positive on Day 10 via a PCR test. Just one data point but 5 days has never seemed like long enough to me.
- Scoundreller 3y agoI kinda wonder if the test is really good at catching more sinus-nasal infections and not so much lung-driven infections where there’s a lot more surface area to shed virus from. Or am I to assume if you’re infected, it’s caked along the entire respiratory tract.
- myko 3y agoYou can test positive after no longer being contagious: https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/how-long-can-you-test-positive-for-covid-19 https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronav... "You may test positive for as long as three months after having COVID-19" That said, yes 10 days seems much safer as a rule!
- belltaco 3y agoThat happened when Omicron initially hit the US and there were millions of cases a day during the 2021 holiday season. Airlines were running out of staff to run flights. It always felt more of a convenience decision than a medical one.