The CDC has simplified recommendations and includes COVID in with other respiratory virus recommendations. Click the links below to the read more from the CDC and the US Department of Health and Human Services on the most recent press release and current guidance on this topic. (Chenango County Public Health references the New York State Department of Health which in turn references the CDC links below.)

As part of the guidance, CDC provides active recommendations on core prevention steps and strategies:

Staying up to date with vaccination to protect people against serious illness, hospitalization, and death. This includes flu, COVID-19, and RSV if eligible.
Practicing good hygiene by covering coughs and sneezes, washing or sanitizing hands often, and cleaning frequently touched surfaces.
Taking steps for cleaner air, such as bringing in more fresh outside air, purifying indoor air, or gathering outdoors.

When people get sick with a respiratory virus, the updated guidance recommends that they stay home and away from others. For people with COVID-19 and influenza, treatment is available and can lessen symptoms and lower the risk of severe illness. The recommendations suggest returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall, and if a fever was present, it has been gone without use of a fever-reducing medication.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0301-respiratory-virus.html

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/index.html

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