News Brief: CDC Mask Guidance, Jan. 6 Riot Hearing, Simone Biles’...
The CDC reverses masking recommendation. Four police officers testify at hearing on the Capitol insurrection. Gymnast Simone Biles withdraws from the individual all-around at the Tokyo Games.
CDC Takes Down Its Guidance On Aerosol Transmission On The Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines Friday to say the coronavirus can spread via tiny aerosol particles. But on Monday, the agency abruptly pulled the new guidance.
New Guidance Focuses on Neurological Symptoms for Long COVID Patients ...
Long COVID has disrupted the daily lives of millions of people and even disabled some. A medical society representing physicians and others who work with people with disabilities, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, published a guidance statement Tuesday on what clinicians should look out for when screening and treating patients with long…
CDC’s New Guidance For Reopening Schools May Not Be Effective
The director of Harvard's Healthy Buildings program tells Steve Inskeep that updated CDC guidance on reopening schools during the pandemic may not help to return more kids to the classroom right away.
Coronavirus Guidance Across Texas Is Not Consistent
NPR's Noel King talks to Forth Worth Mayor Betsy Price about whether her telling residents to stay at home will be effective, since the state hasn't issued a shelter-in-place decree.
CDC Issues Guidance For People Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine
The CDC says it's now safe for some friends and family to meet indoors, smile without masks and dine next to each other — if some of those taking part have been fully vaccinated.
CDC’s new guidance ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
The CDC stopped recommending quarantines or test-to-stay in schools. It's part of a relaxation of COVID guidance that acknowledges the virus is here to stay, and that many people have prior immunity. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Americans are getting new advice on how to live with COVID-19. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Yeah. On Thursday, the Centers for…
What The New Mask Guidance Means For Unvaccinated Kids — And...
A girl and her father wear facemasks while they push their bikes last summer in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles. There aren't yet coronavirus vaccines approved in the U.S. for kids under 12 — which means they should keep masking, according to the CDC. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Apu Gomes/AFP via…
CDC Revises Guidance For Churches, No Longer Limiting Choirs
Churches have been left without clarity on whether to allow singing when they reopen after the CDC said guidance published against singing was a mistake.
The CDC may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with...
The CDC is reportedly planning to drop the isolation guidance for those who test positive for COVID-19. Experts say this may align with the current how people are behaving but may not bode well.
