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This week, the CDC released new guidance on quarantine: if 14 days is infeasible then 10 days (or 7 days & a neg test) is probably okay so long as you never have symptoms.
It’s important to note that this does NOT contradict earlier guidelines. 14 days is still ideal!
It’s important to note that this does NOT contradict earlier guidelines. 14 days is still ideal!
One important piece in their report that I haven’t seen discussed yet: for those people who actually ARE infected but aren’t symptomatic yet, ending quarantine early apparently means an up to 12% chance of infecting other people before symptoms develop.
Given that the reduced guidance is mainly aimed at people who can’t quarantine the full 14 days because they aren’t getting the necessary support to be able to not work, this seems like potentially a recipe for increased spread among essential workers.
On the other hand, some people are arguing that faced with a 14 day quarantine people were simply not doing it, but they would do a 7 or 10 day quarantine. Maybe so. I still would like to see this compared to a strategy of universal paid (14 day) quarantine leave. Economists?
Here’s there new guidance in case you want to read for yourself
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html
