Watch: The Feds Reexamine Covid Protocols. Here's Why You Should Care.

Céline Gounder, �鶹Ů�� Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared Feb. 14 on “CBS Mornings” to discuss why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be weighing a change in its current isolation guidelines for people with covid-19, and how to protect others if they continue to test positive.

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<h2>Watch: The Feds Reexamine Covid Protocols. Here’s Why You Should Care.</h2>
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<p>Céline Gounder, �鶹Ů�� Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared Feb. 14 on “CBS Mornings” to discuss why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be weighing a change in its current isolation guidelines for people with covid-19, and how to protect others if they continue to test positive. </p><ul><li><a href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/?share=x">				Share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/?share=facebook">				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/?share=linkedin">				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20The%20Feds%20Reexamine%20Covid%20Protocols.%20Here%27s%20Why%20You%20Should%20Care.&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTgxNDI3Mg&share=email">				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/">				Print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="/about-us">�鶹Ů�� Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at �鶹Ů��—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .</em><p><a href="/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to �鶹Ů�� Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="/news/article/cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-potential-change-5-day-rule/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="">�鶹Ů�� Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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