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 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said the
asymptomatic people after isolation should follow five days of
wearing a mask when around others.
It also recommended a five-day quarantine for those exposed to the
virus who are unvaccinated or are over six months out from their
second mRNA dose or more than two months after the Johnson & Johnson
vaccine and not yet boosted. The quarantine period should be
followed by strict mask use for an additional five days.
According to the CDC, isolation separates sick people with a
contagious disease from people who are not sick, while quarantine
separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a
contagious disease to see if they become sick.
"CDC's updated recommendations for isolation and quarantine balance
what we know about the spread of the virus and the protection
provided by vaccination and booster doses," CDC Director Rochelle
Walensky said in a statement.
Omicron accounts for 73% of U.S. coronavirus infections, the federal
CDC had said last week.
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 Breakthrough infections are
rising among the fully vaccinated population,
including those who have had a third booster
shot. However, Omicron appears to be causing
milder symptoms in those people, some of whom
have no symptoms at all.
Reducing the CDC's 10-day quarantine
recommendation would help asymptomatic people
return to work or school, with proper
precautions, White House medical adviser Anthony
Fauci had told CNN last week.
Individuals who have received their booster shot
do not need to quarantine following an exposure,
but should wear a mask for 10 days, the CDC
said.
(Reporting by Dania Nadeem in Bengaluru; Editing
by Maju Samuel)
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