CDC backtracks guidance on three-month window of immunity

[SilentPanda]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backtracked guidance it issued earlier this month, maintaining that people are not immune to reinfection to the coronavirus after recovering from the disease.

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On August 3, 2020, CDC updated its isolation guidance based on the latest science about COVID-19 showing that people can continue to test positive for up to 3 months after diagnosis and not be infectious to others. Contrary to media reporting today, this science does not imply a person is immune to reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the 3 months following infection," the CDC said in a press release.

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The statement marks a reversal from guidance the CDC issued earlier this month saying that a person who has recovered from COVID-19 will likely be safe from reinfection for three months. The earlier guidance represented the first recognition of a defined immunity period for people who have recovered from the coronavirus.

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CDC backtracks guidance on three-month window of immunity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backtracked guidance it issued earlier this month, maintaining that people are not immune to reinfection to the coronavirus after recovering fro…

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[Akira86]

I'm just going to keep waiting for CDC backtracks and similar corrections to all official communications.

America...who are you? Nobody even recognizes you rn. I mean, aside from the hood and the gun.

 

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I am super confused: you literally quoted 3 paragraphs of a short article when the CDC really state this:

"The latest data simply suggests that retesting someone in the 3 months following initial infection is not necessary unless that person is exhibiting the symptoms of COVID-19 and the symptoms cannot be associated with another illness," it added."

Yeah, that is normal for basically any new virus.

 

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I am super confused: you literally quoted 3 paragraphs of a short article when the CDC really state this:

"The latest data simply suggests that retesting someone in the 3 months following initial infection is not necessary unless that person is exhibiting the symptoms of COVID-19 and the symptoms cannot be associated with another illness," it added."

Yeah, that is normal for basically any new virus.

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yep AP too

CDC: People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to 3 months without symptoms COVID

This is the first time it's been officially acknowledged by the CDC. From CDC's website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html And just updated now at the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html I wonder how...

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[Bradford]

As the thread misrepresents the premise of the announcement, and we already have a thread about this topic, this has been locked.

Please discuss here:

CDC: People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to 3 months without symptoms COVID

This is the first time it's been officially acknowledged by the CDC. From CDC's website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html And just updated now at the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html I wonder how...

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