The U.S. could see yet another shift on COVID isolation recommendations in the coming days.
The Centers for Disease Control announced shorter isolation times just last week, but is now signaling it may adjust the rules again.
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, professor of infectious disease at UCSF, said part of the reason the CDC made the move to shorten quarantine times last week is that the amount of virus patients shed drops significantly after five days. Chin-Hong said the CDC is walking a proverbial tightrope trying to prevent the spread of the contagious omicron variant, and at the same time allowing the country to get back to some semblance of normalcy.
Though the problem is finding an available COVID test appointment or even locating an at-home test can be close to impossible.
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