A surge in COVID cases in December 2021 led to a shortage of health care workers across the U.S. While the isolation period to reduce transmission has changed during the pandemic based on various factors, on Dec. 23, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened the isolation period’s length to five days from symptom onset, with or without a negative COVID test, during times of critical staffing shortages. This prompted the researchers to undertake this study. The CDC has recently changed the health care return-to-work guidance.
Antigen testing for COVID-19 can be a useful tool for health care systems’ return-to-work guidance
A surge in COVID cases in December 2021 led to a shortage of health care workers across the U.S. While the isolation period to reduce transmission has changed during the pandemic based on various factors, on Dec. 23, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened the isolation period's length to five days from symptom onset, with or without a negative COVID test, during times of critical staffing shortages. This prompted the researchers to undertake this study. The CDC has recently changed the health care return-to-work guidance.