The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has defended the agency’s new isolation guidance for people who test positive for COVID-19.
The new guidance, which shortens the recommended isolation time from 10 days to 5 days for people without symptoms, has come under criticism from some health expertsfor people who test positive for COVID-19.
Her remarks, made in a series of interviews with television networks and at a White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing, come as the Biden administration grows concerned that a surge in cases, fueled by the fast-movingDownload our local news and weather app
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