WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest ...

Guidance about novel coronavirus testing posted last month on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not written by the agency's scientists and was posted over ...

The CDC updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines Aug. 24, saying people without symptoms don’t always need to be tested. The original guidelines recommended testing for all close contacts of known ...

As colleges and universities are dealing with the coronavirus outbreaks on campuses, the CDC announced a new approach that could help prevent or reduce the transmission. The CDC issued their initial ...

The newly updated CDC guidelines don't require testing at the end of isolation because PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told "Good Morning America" on ...

People who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu ...

COVID-19 testing “may be considered” for anyone exposed to the virus, said Robert Redfield, MD, director of the CDC, as reported by The New York Times. In a statement issued late Aug. 26, Dr. Redfield ...

COVID-19 cases continue to climb week-over-week as summer draws to a close, according to U.S. health data. Some regions of the United States are experiencing higher rates of positive COVID-19 tests ...

Public health officials are recommending wider testing and more aggressive use of flu antiviral medicine for workers who might be exposed to bird flu at poultry and dairy farms. The Centers for ...