Isolation should only end if a person with COVID-19 is asymptomatic after the fifth day.
The CDC is shortening the length of isolation time recommended for people with COVID-19, cutting it from 10 days to five, the organizationIf a person is asymptomatic at the end of the five days, they may end their isolation. The new recommendations also say they should continue to wear a mask for another five days when around other people.
A five-day quarantine, followed by another five days of mask use, is now recommended following exposure to the virus for anyone who is unvaccinated, more than six months out from their last vaccine dose, or more than two months out from getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without a booster.
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