Staff Reports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a big announcement that sent shockwaves through the country last Friday! They declared that they are ditching some of the specific COVID-19 guidelines, including the five-day quarantine period after testing positive for the virus. It’s about time they acknowledged that the fear-mongering and overreach of the past few years needs to come to an end.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen spouted off some jibber-jabber about being in a “different situation” and using the right tools to protect against respiratory viruses. But we all know what’s really going on here – the CDC is finally catching up to what many of us have been saying all along. COVID-19 is just another respiratory virus, and it’s time to start treating it like one.
It is the Flu. CDC scraps five-day isolation guidance and says COVID-19 should be treated like flu https://t.co/hpdbuv5QPx via @dcexaminer
— Patriotic 🇺🇸Suzanne⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@suzost) March 1, 2024
The new guidelines will focus on general prevention strategies for all types of respiratory infections like influenza and RSV. They’re realizing that COVID-19 isn’t the all-powerful, world-ending virus they made it out to be, and the guidelines need to reflect that reality.
It’s about darn time that the CDC is admitting that the situation is not as dire as they once claimed. Hospital admissions for COVID-19 have plummeted by over 90% since the peak of the omicron wave, and severe complications are on the decline too. This is great news! But of course, they conveniently forget to mention the overwhelming majority of Americans who have natural immunity from prior infection.
CDC’s Cohen made the ridiculous claim that the new guidance is for ordinary folks and employers, not just healthcare professionals. Well, thanks for clarifying, Captain Obvious. We all knew that. But it’s good to hear that the CDC is finally coming to their senses and recognizing that people should stay home when they’re sick, regardless of whether it’s COVID-19 or not. Not like they needed a government agency to tell them that.
Overall, it’s fantastic to see the CDC finally starting to see the light and moving away from the fear-driven policies of the past. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a more rational and common-sense approach to handling infectious diseases. It’s about time!
