Simply put, COVID-19 is now like any other respiratory illness.
FOX 2 (WJBK) – It’s hard, it’s been almost four years since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
Once the height of the crisis passed, the CDC again relaxed its guidelines and said that those who contract the disease no longer have to quarantine for five days.
“It’s a very big change,” said Dr. Lea Monday, an infectious disease doctor at Detroit Medical Center. This is “the first time the CDC has relaxed this measure since 2021. . . It’s actually because over time, Covid “has much less mortality and deaths are down 90% compared to its beginnings. “
Simply put, COVID-19 is now like any other respiratory illness.
“You may have pictures again 24 hours after you feel better or the fever has passed,” Monday said. “That’s what we’re already doing against influenza, strep throat and many other diseases. “
On Monday, he said the CDC’s resolution grew out of knowledge that it appeared flu hospitalization rates have outpaced COVID-19 admissions in recent months.
“There’s smart insights coming from states like Oregon and California, where they’ve been reassured by isolation precautions — they haven’t noticed any more emergency room visits, they haven’t noticed any more deaths,” the doctor said.
According to a report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the department is recently reviewing the CDC’s most recent change, which applies to both children and adults.
“We encourage Michiganders to use the equipment at their disposal, in addition to staying up to date on vaccinations, staying home when unwell, having a testing source on hand, and taking other hygiene measures to prevent illness, including handwashing,” MDHHS said. saying.
On Monday, the focus was on wearing a mask even after the 24-hour period. He said other people in the workplace and at school do too, just to be safe.
“That user deserves to be dressed in a mask,” he said Monday. “If not, I would inspire them to do it, and I would definitely use one myself; That would be my non-public preference. “
If after 24 hours you still feel unwell, stay home until you feel better.
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