A lot has changed in recent weeks regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The arrival of the highly infectious, but likely less severe, omicron variant has forced U.S. health officials to re-examine guidance ...

The CDC issued a new rule on Jan. 19, expanding the agency’s authority to quarantine Americans amid public health responses for either emerging or re-emerging infectious disease. The new rule empowers ...

The CDC is considering changing its quarantine guidelines for those who have been in close contact with someone who is infected with the coronavirus. Currently, those who have been in close contact ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and La Crosse County Health Department will support the new recommendations from the CDC regarding isolation and quarantine duration. The CDC on Monday ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening close contacts' time to quarantine. People with the virus ...

The CDC no longer recommends that travelers quarantine for 14 days after returning from a trip overseas or from another state. The updated recommendations state that travelers should stay at least 6 ...

A sudden about-face by the CDC earlier this week dramatically reducing the recommended time people need to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 has many doctors across the country concerned.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and La Crosse County Health Department will support the new recommendations from the CDC regarding isolation and quarantine duration. The CDC on Monday ...

U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.