The CDC is still sticking to the idea that COVID-infected people - and people exposed to COVID - should be careful for a full 10 days, no matter what. With one member of a family testing positive for the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID, a household under quarantine spends a quiet Christmas trying to remain socially distant while opening their presents on Decemin Brooklyn, New York.Īndrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The CDC says "people with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days," but it should really be considered a 6 day rule, since the CDC considers your first day of illness (or exposure) "day 0." Start counting from the day you are exposed, feel symptoms, or test positive for COVID-19. If you have COVID, or were exposed, you should isolate for 5 days The Wall Street Journal estimates 5 million people in the US may be calling out sick this week, which is roughly 3% of the nation's workforce. The CDC director said she worried that, given how rapidly Omicron was spreading, those December staffing shortages in hospitals were but "a harbinger of other things to come, in our pharmacists, in our essential workers, in our police force and our ambulance force, and in many other sectors."Īcross the country, airlines are unable to staff thousands of flights, schools are missing teachers, garbage handlers and plow operators are in short supply, and managers are subbing in for sick employees. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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