The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly about to revise its coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation guidelines. The new guidance, which could be announced as early as April, marks a major shift from the agency's previous stance, as first reported by the far-left Washington Post.
Under the revised guidelines, individuals with mild or improving symptoms of COVID-19 will not need to quarantine for five days. Alternatively, they can stop isolation provided they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
However, the proposed changes are not specific to healthcare settings, where there will still be stricter measures to protect vulnerable populations.
According to Yahoo News, several factors contributed to the CDC's decision to reconsider isolation protocols.
The dominant strain, currently identified as JN.1, is not associated with more severe disease than previous variants. In addition, a large portion of the population now possesses some degree of “hybrid immunity” due to vaccination efforts and prior exposure to the virus.
Observations indicate that adherence to isolation guidelines is declining, prompting the CDC to consider more practical and sustainable recommendations.
These updates were met with a mix of reactions. Some view the shift as a demonstration of skepticism toward previous, more conservative isolation guidelines.
A 2022 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that unvaccinated people who recovered from COVID-19 were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected during the recent delta surge.
The researchers evaluated data from 1.1 million COVID-19 cases among adults in California and New York (representing 18% of the US population) from May 30 to November 20, 2021.
The study confirmed something we have known for a long time: that “natural immunity” acquired through previous infection with Covid-19 is stronger than experimental vaccines.
The Gateway Pundit website reported last October 2021 that 91 clinical research studies all confirmed that natural immunity provides the same protection against the virus, if not better, than Covid-19 vaccines.
The Gateway Pundit also reported that a study conducted by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Moderna Inc. mRNA vaccines have been shown to compromise long-term immunity to COVID-19 after infection compared to unvaccinated people.
